article_snippet: The program, created through a joint effort between Constantine and Metropolitan King County Council, has been characterized as a 'safety valve'.
article_snippet: Between 1999 and 2012, 95 per cent of King County's new households have been earning either more than $125,000 or less than $33,000 with hardly any middle ground, said Constantine.
article_snippet: Constantine said: 'It's people doing really well, and people making espresso for people who are doing really well.'
article_snippet: Programs on a smaller scale have been launched in Ohio and Pennsylvania.