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BY KATE O’HARE ‘Downsized’ follows a family from living large to working poor In some ways, We TV’s new reality series, “Downsized,” premiering on Saturday, Nov. 6, is a cautionary tale for the modern middle class. Once upon a time, the blended Bruce-Rumsey family of Phoenix, Ariz., was living the good life. Dad Todd Bruce was a general contractor with a growing and thriving business; wife Laura and their seven children (two of his, five of hers) were shopping, eating out, cheerleading and playing sports. Then the bottom fell out of Bruce’s business. More quickly than the family probably envisioned possible, the comfortable lifestyle gave way to foreclosure, bankruptcy and the necessity of going on such public assistance programs as food stamps. “We don’t look like we’re on food stamps,” Laura Bruce says. “Some people hide. A lot of people don’t want to admit those things. ... We just want to be able to relate to people and for people not to feel alone. “We’re the working poor. We’re working. It’s not that we sit around the house. We work. It’s sad, because people can work very hard and go out there every day and still not be able to pay their bills.” “That’s what you pay your taxes for,” Todd Bruce says. “When you need a little bit of help, you welcome that help. Then when you can get off, you get off.” Of course, this kind of equanimity doesn’t come immediately. “It comes to a point,” Todd Bruce says,” when you go, ‘Should I really be in charge of the checkbook?’ You question yourself. “Then you realize, like with so many other things, you’re either going to wallow in that mess or you just go forward.” outdooradventure SATURDAY TUESDAY 11:30 p.m. (CBS-12) Deadliest Catch The crab-fishing fleet heads out for another season. 3:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Pro Hunter Journal 4:00 a.m. (ESPN2) Whitetail Country Whitetail hunting tips. 4:00 a.m. (VS) Sailfish Pro Series SUNDAY 4:00 p.m. (ABC-7) The Working Mans Out of Doors 9:00 p.m. (NBC-24) Deadliest Catch A mechanical breakdown causes the Northwestern’s Edgar to make a dan- gerous repair; Sig loses his temper over questionable counting; Phil’s poor health affects the crew on the Cornelia Marie. 9:30 p.m. (TOON) Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Jedi fight to maintain free- dom and restore peace to the galaxy. 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