‘Let’s get out there and see what’s real’: Do numbers tell us the real story?

A person working 40 hours per week at a minimum wage job with one dependent is almost $2,500 below the poverty line with an annual salary of $10,712 per year. A worker with three dependents would have to make more than $9.62 to rise above the poverty level. And even then, a missed paycheck or a missed day of work can send someone spiraling down to a point that’s difficult to climb out of.

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