How do people live on minimum wage anyway? I certainly dont know, but people in America do it everday. Scrimp and save to barely get by. One positve thing that will hopefully come out of this horriable disaster is that it will open peoples eyes as to how crucial an education is these days, if people dont already know it. Without a college education, options are very limited. Hopefully with all the focus on poverty, people will come to realize this. I cant stand the excuse that they cant afford it either, there are community colleges all over the U.S. that offer some of the most affordable education and most, if not all will be paid for if you cannot afford it.