Given the talk of the minimum wage increase and all that it’s going to do for the ‘poor’ (all but a done deal, apparently) it was interesting (especially in view of the Depression we’re apparently living in) to read these articles at msn.com:

Surviving (and thriving) on $12,000 a year

I make $6.50 an hour. Am I poor?

Got $2,200? In this world, you're rich

Poverty now comes with a color TV