$5.45 x 40 hours a week = $218 x 52 weeks = $11336 - 23% tax = $8728.72
2003 HHS Poverty Guidelines
Size of
Family
1 $ 8,980
2 $12,120
3 $15,260
4 $18,400
5 $21,540
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Real life says a minimum wage job is poverty!