Alternate Chapter -- Based Per State (Not Product)

We British workmen, so they say,
           Are free; and who can doubt it?
For if we do not like our pay,
           We're free to go without it.

--Henry Stephens Shakespeare Salt. ["A Song of Freedom," Dedicated to the Liberty and Property Defence League, in The Song of the Respectables, and Other Verses, by Henry Stephens Salt.]

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Section I: Introduction

In comparing the minimum wage laws to the poverty level, we find just what Marx had postulated: in a Capitalist system, the workers will be paid only enough to survive, little for luxury. Even beyond that, though, we find that many workers must work horrendous overtime hours simply to survive in many situations. Some workers must work 70 or 80, or sometimes even 100 hours a week to just get the basic necessities for themselves and their family. However, such an examination in the second chapter only analyzed money and how much the workers receive. When we take a look at what the workers buy, the products, money translates into an entirely new area. Instead of receiving just $30.00 a month as luxury money, a family could be receiving 15 loaves of bread, or 1 pair of shoes. The purpose of this chapter is to analyze what the low wages of the worker mean in their life.

This is simply a broader, more explanative view of the data from chapter II, and those who feel confident that such evidence is enough to merit the necessity of Socialism can skip to the next chapters that deal with the theory of Socialism. Chapter IV deals with the abuse of Capitalism internationally.

[NOTE: The following deductions are made after the worker has met the poverty level. Numbers calculated from the calculations in the Appendix in Section IV ("State Economic Conditions").]

[NOTE: This is the alternate version of the chapter where sections are states and not products.]

The three great popular movements which we have seen in France during the last hundred years differ from each other in many ways, but they have one common feature.

In each case the people strove to overturn the old regime, and spent their heart's blood for the cause. Then, after having borne the brunt of the battle, they sank again into obscurity. A Government, composed of men more or less honest, was formed and undertook to organize--the Republic in 1793, Labour in 1848, and the Free Commune in 1871. Imbued with Jacobin ideas, this Government occupied itself first of all with political questions, such as the reorganization of the machinery of government, the purifying of the administration, the separation of Church and State, civic liberty, and such matters. It is true the workmen's clubs kept an eye on the members of the new Government, and often imposed their ideas on them. But even in these clubs, whether the leaders belonged to the middle or to the working classes, it was always middle-class ideas which prevailed. They discussed various political questions at great length, but forgot to discuss the question of bread.

Great ideas sprang up at such times, ideas that have moved the world; words were spoken which still stir our hearts, at the interval of a century. But the people were starving in the slums.

From the very commencement of the Revolution industry inevitably came to a stop--the circulation of produce was checked, and capital concealed itself. The master--the employer--had nothing to fear at such times, he battened on his dividends, if indeed he did not speculate on the wretchedness around; but the wage-earner was reduced to live from hand to mouth. Want knocked at the door.

Famine was abroad in the land--such famine as had hardly been seen under the old regime. -- Peter Kropotkin, The Conquest of Bread, chapter V.

Section II: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee...

The previous states have no minimum wage laws.

Section III: Alaska...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Alaska...

A loaf of bread, on average, may cost around or close to $2.00. [See Appendix A in this chapter for more information.] In Alaska, a single worker working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 77 loaves of bread per month, or 931 per year. [See Section IV in the Appendix for more information.] 2 single workers (40 hours a week each) living together working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 422 loaves of bread per month, or 5,072 per year; 211 per worker per month, or 2,536 per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 133 loaves of bread per month, or 1,602 per year; 33 loaves of bread per family member per month, or 400 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (45 hours a week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 172 loaves per month, or 2,070 loaves per year; 34 loaves per person per month, or 414 loaves per person per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (45 hours a week each) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 27 loaves per month, or 335 loaves per year; 4 loaves per month per person, or 55 loaves per year per person. A single parent with 1 child working 45 hours a week would be able to purchase 24 loaves of bread per month, or 297 loaves per year; 12 per person per month, or 148 per person per year. A single parent with 2 children working 55 hours a week would be able to purhase 63 loaves of bread per month, or 766 loaves per year; 21 loaves per person per month, or 255 loaves per person per year. A single parent with 3 children working 60 hours a week would be able to buy 15 loaves per month, or 183 loaves per year; 3 loaves per person per month, or 45 loaves per person per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Alaska...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 37 pairs per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 16 pairs of shoes per month or 202 pairs of shoes per year; 8 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 101 pairs of shoes per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 5 pairs of shoes per month or 64 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 16 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 6 pairs of shoes per month or 82 shoes per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 16 pairs of shoes per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 13 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 2 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 11 pairs of shoes per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 5 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 30 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 10 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 7 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 1 pair per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Alaska...

A single worker living in Alaska working 40 hours per week would not be able to buy any television sets per month, but would be able to buy 3 sets per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 20 sets per year; no television sets per worker per month or 10 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but would be able to buy 6 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but would be able to buy 1 set per year; no sets per family member per month, but 1 set in 4 and a half years. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set after 1 year and 9 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children wolud be able to buy no television sets per month, but they would be able to buy a set after 1 year and 5 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 5 years and 6 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Alaska...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 8 years and 1 month. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 6 months; 1 car per person in 3 years. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 4 years and 9 months; 1 car per person in 18 years and 9 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 3 years and 8 months; 1 car per person in 18 years and 2 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 22 years and 5 months; 1 car per person in 134 years and 4 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 25 years and 3 months; 1 car per person in 50 years and 5 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 9 yeras and 10 months; 1 car per person in 29 years and 5 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 41 years; 1 car per person in 164 years.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Alaska...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 21 years and 6 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 4 years; 1 college education per worker in 7 years and 11 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 12 years and 6 months; 1 college education per person in 50 years. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 9 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 48 years and 4 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 59 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 359 years and 1 month. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 67 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 134 years and 5 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 26 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 78 years and 4 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 109 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 437 years and 2 months.

Section IV: California, Massachusetts...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in California, Massachusetts...

In California or Massachusetts, a single worker working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 227 loaves of bread per month, or 2,725 loaves per year. 2 workers living together working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 686 loaves of bread per month, or 8,235 per year; this means 343 loaves per worker per month or 4,117 loaves per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 434 loaves per month or 5,215 loaves per year; 108 loaves per person per month or 1,303 loaves per person per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 308 loaves per month or 3,705 loaves per year; 61 loaves of bread per person per month, or 741 loaves of bread per person per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 182 loaves of bread per month or 2,195 loaves per year; 30 loaves per person per month or 365 loaves per person per year. A single parent with 1 child working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 101 loaves of bread per month or 1,215 loaves per year; 50 loaves per family member per month or 607 loaves per family member per year. A single parent with 2 children, the adult working 45 hours a week, would be able to buy 85 loaves per month or 1,021 loaves per year; 28 per family member per month or 240 per family member per year. A single parent with 3 children, the adult working 50 hours a week, would be able to buy 68 loaves per month or 827 loaves per year; 17 loaves of bread per person per month or 206 loaves per person per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in California, Massachusetts...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy 9 pairs of shoes per month or 109 pairs per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 27 pairs of shoes per month or 329 pairs per year; 13 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 164 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 17 pairs of shoes per month or 208 pairs per year; 4 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 52 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 12 pairs of shoes per month or 148 pairs per year; 2 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 29 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 7 pairs of shoes per month or 87 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 14 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 4 pairs of shoes per month or 48 pairs per year; 2 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 24 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 40 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 13 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 33 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 8 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in California, Massachusetts...

A single worker living in California or Massachusetts, working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 10 sets per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 2 television sets per month or 32 sets per year; 1 television set per worker per month or 16 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 20 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 5 sets per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 14 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 2 sets per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 8 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 2 sets per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 2 sets per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy ne television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 television set after 1 year and 3 months per family member.

A car ($15,000.00) in California, Massachusetts...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 2 years and 10 months. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 11 months; 1 car per person in 1 year and 10 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 6 months; 1 car per person in 5 years and 10 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 2 years and 1 month; 1 car per person in 10 years and 2 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 3 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 20 years and 7 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 6 years and 3 months; 1 car per person in 12 years and 5 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 7 years and 5 months; 1 car per person in 22 years and 1 month. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 9 years and 1 month; 1 car per person in 36 years and 4 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in California, Massachusetts...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 7 years and 5 months. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 2 years and 6 months; 1 college education per person in 4 years and 11 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 3 years and 1 months; 1 college education per person in 15 years and 5 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 5 years and 5 months; 1 college education per person in 27 years. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 9 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 54 years and 9 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 16 years and 6 months; 1 college education per person in 33 years. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 19 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 58 years and 10 months. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 24 years and 3 months; 1 college education per person in 96 years and 9 months.

Section V: Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming...

These states have the Federal Minimum Wage of $5.15, however, in Arkansas, Illinois, Nebraska, and Virginia this is only for employers of 4 or more employees. In George, this is only if an employer has 6 or more employees. In Indiana, this is only if a business has at least 2 or more employees. In Minnesota, this is only if an enterprise has annual receipts of $500,00 or more. Montana: If a business has a gross annual sale of $110,00 or less, and then they have a $4.00 minimum wage. Oklahoma: If an employer does not have 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full-item employees, then the minimum wage is only $2.00. Puerto Rico: Can drop to $3.61 if employer is not covered by Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). West Virginia: Only if an employer has 6 or more employees at one location. The following will explain what it is like to live on $5.15 and not the other possible minimum wages.

A single person working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 88 loaves of bread per month or 1,061 loaves per year. 2 people living together, each working 40 hours a week, would be able to buy 408 loaves per month, or 4,907 loaves per year; 204 loaves per worker per month or 2,453 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 157 loaves of bread per month or 1,887 loaves per year; 39 loaves per person per month or 471 loaves per person per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 31 loaves of bread per month or 377 loaves per year; that means 6 loaves per person per month or 75 loaves per person per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (45 hours a week each) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 72 loaves per month or 875 loaves per year; 12 loaves per person per month or 145 loaves per person per year. A single working parent working 45 hours a week with 1 child would be able to buy 46 loaves of bread per month or 555 loaves per year; 23 loaves per person per month or 277 loaves per person per year. A single parent working 50 hours a week with 2 children would be able to buy 4 loaves per month or 49 loaves per year; 1 loaf per family member per month or 16 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours a week with 3 children would be able to buy 45 loaves per month or 548 loaves per year; 11 loaves per family member per month or 137 loaves per family member per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming...

The previous states have a minimum wage of $5.15, but some with exceptions where it may be lowered. A single person working 40 hours per week would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 42 pairs per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 16 pairs of shoes per month or 196 pairs per year; 4 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 98 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 6 pairs of shoes per month or 75 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 18 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 15 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 3 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 35 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 5 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 22 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 11 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 50 hours per a week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 1 pair per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 21 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 5 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming...

A single worker, working for $5.15 an hour, 40 hours a week, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 19 sets per year; no television sets per worker per month or 9 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 7 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but they would have to wait 3 years and 4 months before being able to buy 1 set per family member. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but after waiting 1 year and 9 months they would be able to purchase 1 set per family member. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would not be able to buy any television sets in a month or year, but would have to wait over 5 years before they were capable of purchasing just 1 television set, which equates to 15 years for a television set for each family member. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but would be able to buy 1 television set per family member after waiting 1 year ond 10 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 7 years and 1 month. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 7 months; 1 car per person in 3 years and 1 month. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 4 years; 1 car per person in 15 years and 11 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working chilrden, would be able to buy a car in 19 years and 11 months; 1 car per person in 99 years and 7 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 8 years and 7 months; 1 car per person in 51 years and 6 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 13 years and 7 months; 1 car per person in 27 years and 1 month. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 151 years and 7 months; 1 car per person in 454 years and 7 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 13 years and 9 months; 1 car per person in 54 years and 10 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 18 years and 11 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 4 years and 1 months; 1 college education per person in 8 years and 2 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 10 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 42 years and 5 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 53 years and 1 month; 1 college education per person in 265 years and 5 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 22 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 137 years and 2 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 36 years and 1 month; 1 college education per person in 72 years and 1 month. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 404 years and 1 month; 1 college education per person in 1,212 years and 2 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to rasie 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 36 years and 6 months; 1 college education per person in 146 years and 1 month.

Section VI: Connecticut...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Connecticut...

A single person working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 227 loaves of bread per month or 2,673 loaves per year. 2 workers living together working 40 hours a week each would be able to buy 677 loaves per month or 8,131 loaves per year; 338 loaves per worker per month or 4,065 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 425 loaves per month or 5,111 loaves per year; 106 loaves of bread per family member per month or 1,277 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 296 loaves per month or 3,556 loaves per year; 59 loaves per family member per month or 711 loaves per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 174 loaves of bread per month or 2,091 loaves per year; 29 loaves per family member per month or 348 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours a week with 1 child would be able to buy 96 loaves of bread per month or 1,163 loaves per year; 48 loaves per person per month or 581 loaves per person per year. A single parent working 40 hours a week with 2 children would be able to buy 79 loaves of bread per month or 959 loaves per year; 26 loaves of bread per person per month or 319 loaves per person per year. A single parent working 40 hours a week with 3 children would be able to buy 63 loaves of bread per month or 756 loaves per year; 15 loaves per person per month or 189 loaves per person per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Connecticut...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy 8 pairs of shoes per month or 106 pairs per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 27 pairs of shoes per month or 325 pairs per year; 13 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 162 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 17 pairs of shoes per month or 204 pairs per year; 4 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 51 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 11 pairs of shoes per month or 142 pairs per year; 2 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 28 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 6 pairs of shoes per month or 83 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 13 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 46 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 23 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 38 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 12 pairs per family member per month. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 30 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 7 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Connecticut...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month or 10 sets per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 2 television sets per month or 32 sets per year; 1 television set per worker per month or 16 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 20 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 5 sets per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 14 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 2 sets per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 8 sets per year; no television sets per family member or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 2 sets per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 5 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Connecticut...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 2 years and 10 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 1 year; 1 car per person in 1 year and 11 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 6 months; 1 car per person in 5 years and 11 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 2 years and 2 months; 1 car per person in 10 years and 7 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 3 years and 8 months; 1 car per person after 21 years and 7 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 6 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 12 years and 11 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 7 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 23 years and 6 months. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 10 years; 1 car per person in 39 years and 10 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Connecticut...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 7 years and 6 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 2 years and 6 months; 1 college education per person in 5 years. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 3 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 15 years and 8 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 5 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 28 years and 2 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 9 years and 7 months; 1 college education per person in 57 years and 5 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 17 years and 3 months; 1 college education per person in 34 years and 5 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 20 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 62 years and 7 months. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 26 years and 6 months; 1 college education per person in 105 years and 10 months.

Section VII: Delaware, Rhode Island, Washington D.C....

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Delaware, Rhode Island, Washington D.C....

A single person working 40 hours a week would be able to purchase 175 loaves of bread per month or 2,102 loaves per year. 2 workers living together working 40 hours a week each would be able to buy 582 loaves of bread per month or 6,987 loaves per year; 292 loaves per worker per month or 3,493 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 330 loaves per month or 3,967 loaves per year; 82 loaves per family member per month or 991 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 204 loaves of bread per month or 2,457 loaves per year; 40 loaves per individual per month or 491 loaves per individual per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 78 loaves of bread per month or 947 loaves per year; 13 loaves per individual per month or 157 loaves per individual per year. A single parent working 40 hours a week with 1 child would be able to buy 49 loaves per month or 591 loaves per year; 24 loaves of bread per family member per month or 295 loaves per family member per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Delaware, Rhode Island, Washington D.C....

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy 7 pairs of shoes per month or 84 pairs per year. 2 workers, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 23 pairs of shoes per month or 279 pairs per year; 11 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 139 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 13 pairs of shoes per month or 158 pairs per year; 3 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 39 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 8 pairs of shoes per month or 98 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 19 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 37 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 6 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 23 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 11 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 11 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 3 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 23 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 5 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Delaware, Rhode Island, Washington D.C....

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to be buy no television sets per month or 8 sets per month. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 2 television sets per month or 27 sets per year; 1 television set per worker per month or 13 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 15 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 3 sets per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 9 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 television set per family member after waiting 1 year and 8 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per month. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 television set per family member after waiting 2 years and 9 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week raising 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 television set per family member after waiting 1 year and 9 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Delaware, Rhode Island, Washington D.C....

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 3 years and 7 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 1 month; 1 car per person in 2 years and 2 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working adults, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 11 months; 1 car per person in 7 years and 7 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 3 years and 1 month; 1 car per person in 15 years and 4 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 8 years; 1 car per person in 47 years and 7 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 12 years and 9 months; 1 car per person in 25 years and 5 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 26 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 80 years and 7 months. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 13 years; 1 car per person in 52 years.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Delaware, Rhode Island, Washington D.C....

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 9 years and 7 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 2 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 5 years and 9 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 5 years and 1 month; 1 college education per person in 20 years and 2 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 8 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 40 years and 9 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 21 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 126 years and 9 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 33 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 67 years and 9 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 71 years and 5 months; 1 college education per person in 214 years and 3 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 34 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 138 years and 6 months.

Section VIII: Hawaii...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Hawaii...

A single worker working 40 hours a week in Hawaii would be able to buy 94 loaves of bread per month or 1,135 loaves per year. 2 workers living together working 40 hours a week each would be able to buy 478 loaves per month or 5,745 loaves per year; 239 loaves per worker per month or 2,872 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 163 loaves per month or 1,965 loaves per year; 40 loaves per family member per month or 491 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 6 loaves of bread per month or 75 loaves of bread per year; 1 loaf of bread per person per month or 15 loaves of bread per person per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (45 hours a week each) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 51 loaves of bread per month or 622 loaves of bread per year; 8 loaves of bread per person per month or 103 loaves per person per year. A single parent working 45 hours a week with a child would be able to buy 38 loaves of bread per month or 463 loaves per year; 19 loaves of bread per person per month or 231 loaves per person per year. A single parent working 55 hours a week with 2 children would be able to buy 84 loaves of bread per month or 1,011 loaves per year; 28 loaves per person per month or 227 loaves per person per year. A single parent working 60 hours a week with 3 children would be able to buy 28 loaves of bread per month or 340 loaves per year; 7 loaves of bread per person per month or 85 loaves per person per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Hawaii...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 45 pairs per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 19 pairs of shoes per month or 229 pairs per year; 9 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 114 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 6 pairs of shoes per month or 78 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 19 pairs of shoes per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 3 pairs per year; no pairs per family member per month or year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 24 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 4 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 18 shoes per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 9 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 40 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 13 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 13 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 3 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Hawaii...

A single worker, in Hawaii, working 40 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 22 sets per year; no television sets per worker per month or 11 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 7 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but would be able to buy 1 set after waiting 3 years and 4 months; no television set per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after waiting 16 years and 8 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 2 years and 5 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 1 month. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member, but 1 set per family member after 3 years.

A car ($15,000.00) in Hawaii...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 6 years and 8 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 4 months; 1 car per person in 2 years and 8 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 3 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 15 years and 4 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 100 years; 1 car per person in 500 years. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 12 years and 1 month; 1 car per person in 72 years and 4 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 16 years and 3 months; 1 car per person in 32 years and 5 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 7 years and 5 months; 1 car per person in 22 years and 3 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 22 years and 1 month; 1 car per person in 88 years and 4 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Hawaii...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 17 years and 8 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 3 years and 6 months; 1 college education per person in 7 years. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 10 years and 3 months; 1 college education per person in 40 years and 9 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 266 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 1,333 years and 4 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 32 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 192 years and 10 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 43 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 86 years and 4 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 19 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 59 years and 4 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 58 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 235 years and 5 months.

Section IX: Kansas...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Kansas...

A single worker living in Kansas working 55 hours a week would not have enough luxury money to buy 1 loaf of bread per month, but would have enough luxury money to buy 11 loaves of bread per year. 2 workers living together in Kansas, each working 45 hours each week, would be able to buy 61 loaves of bread per month or 740 loaves per year; 30 loaves of bread per worker per month or 370 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (working 60 hours per week each) and 2 non-working cildren, would be able to buy 68 loaves of bread per month or 821 loaves per year; 17 loaves of bread per family member per month or 205 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (working 65 hours per week each) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 28 loaves of bread per month or 344 loaves per year; 5 loaves per family member per month or 68 loaves per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (working 75 hours per week each) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 75 loaves of bread per month or 901 loaves per year; 12 loaves per family member per month or 150 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours a week with 1 child to raise would be able to buy 4 loaves of bread per month or 51 loaves of bread per year; 2 loaves of bread per family member per month or 25 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 85 hours a week with 2 children to raise would be able to buy 7 loaves of bread per month or 91 loaves per year; 2 loaves per family member per month or 30 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 100 hours a week with 3 children to raise would be able to buy 10 loaves of bread per month or 131 loaves per year; 2 loaves per family member per month or 32 loaves per family member per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Kansas...

A single worker working 55 hours per week would have to work 2 years and 2 months before they could purchase a pair of shoes, leaving them with 49 cents left over. 2 workers living together, each working 45 hours per week, would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 29 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per worker per month or 14 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 32 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per monh or 8 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 65 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 13 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 2 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 75 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 36 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 6 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 2 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 1 pair per family member per year. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 3 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 1 pair per family member per year. A single parent working 100 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 5 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 1 pair per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Kansas...

A single worker, in Kansas, working 55 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 22 years and 4 months. 2 workers living together, each working 45 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month, but would be able to buy 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 3 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 65 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 3 years and 8 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 75 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 8 months. A single parent working 70 hours trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 4 years and 11 months; no television set per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 9 years and 9 months. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 2 years and 9 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 8 years and 3 months. A single parent working 100 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 1 year and 11 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 7 years and 8 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Kansas...

A single worker working 55 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 668 years and 6 months. 2 workers living together, each working 45 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 10 years and 2 months; 1 car per person in 20 years and 4 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 9 years and 2 months; 1 car per person in 36 years and 7 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 65 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 21 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 108 years and 11 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 75 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 8 years and 4 months; 1 car per person in 50 years. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 145 years and 9 months; 1 car per person in 291 years and 5 months. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 81 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 245 years and 7 months. A single parent working 100 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 57 years and 4 months; 1 car per person in 229 years and 5 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Kansas...

A single worker working 55 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 1,782 years and 7 months. 2 workers living together, each working 45 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 27 years and 1 month; 1 college education per person in 54 years and 1 month. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 24 years and 5 months; 1 college education per person in 97 years and 6 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 65 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 58 years and 1 month; 1 college education per person in 290 years and 5 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 75 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 22 years and 3 months; 1 college education per person in 133 years and 2 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 388 years and 7 months; 1 college education per person in 777 years and 1 month. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 218 years and 1 month; 1 college education per person in 654 years and 11 months. A single parent working 100 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 152 years and 9 months; 1 college education per person in 611 years and 8 months.

Section X: Maine, Vermont...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Maine, Vermont...

A single worker in Maine or Vermont working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 183 loaves of bread per month or 2,205 loaves per year. 2 workers living together working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 599 loaves of bread per month or 7,195 loaves per year; 299 loaves per worker per month or 3,597 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 347 loaves per month or 4,175 loaves per year; 86 loaves of bread per family member per month or 1,043 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 222 loaves of bread per month or 2,665 loaves per year; 44 loaves of bread per family member per month or 533 loaves per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (40 hours a week each) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 96 loaves of bread per month or 1,150 loaves per year; 16 loaves of bread per family member per month or 192 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours a week while raising 1 child would be able to buy 57 loaves of bread per month or 695 loaves per year; 28 loaves of bread per family member per month or 347 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week while raising 2 children would be able to buy 33 loaves of bread per month or 403 loaves per year; 11 loaves per family member per month or 134 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 55 hours per week with 3 children to raise would be able to buy 9 loaves of bread per month or 112 loaves per year; 2 loaves per family member per month or 28 loaves per family member per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Maine, Vermont...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy 7 pairs of shoes per month or 88 pairs per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 23 pairs of shoes per month or 287 pairs per year; 11 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 143 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 13 pairs of shoes per month or 167 pairs per year; 3 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 41 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 8 pairs of shoes per month or 106 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 21 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 46 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 7 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 27 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 13 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children 1 pair of shoes per month or 16 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 5 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 4 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 1 pair per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Maine, Vermont...

A single worker, in Maine or Vermont, working 40 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month or 8 sets per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 2 television sets per month or 28 sets per year; 1 television set per worker per month or 14 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 16 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 4 sets per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 10 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 2 sets per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 4 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 11 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 2 years and 3 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 8 years and 11 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Maine, Vermont...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 3 years and 5 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 1 month; 1 car per person in 2 years and 2 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 2 months; 1 car per person in 7 years and 3 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 2 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 14 years and 1 month. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 6 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 39 years. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 10 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 20 years and 20 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 18 years and 7 months; 1 car per person in 55 years and 9 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 66 years and 8 months; 1 car per person in 267 years and 2 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Maine, Vermont...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 9 years and 1 month. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 2 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 5 years and 7 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 4 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 19 years and 2 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 7 years and 7 months; 1 college education per person in 37 years and 7 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 17 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 103 years and 11 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 28 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 57 years and 7 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 49 years and 7 months; 1 college education per person in 148 years and 8 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 177 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 712 years and 4 months.

Section XI: Montana...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Montana...

A single worker living in Montana working 45 hours a week would be able to buy 53 loaves of bread per month or 645 loaves of bread per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours, would be able to buy 209 loaves of bread per month or 2,515 loaves per year; 104 loaves of bread per worker per month or 1,257 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (working 45 hours per week each) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 87 loaves of bread per month or 1,055 loaves of bread per year; 21 loaves of bread per family member per month or 263 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours a week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 92 loaves of bread per month or 1,105 loaves per year; 18 loaves of bread per person per month or 221 loaves per person per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 96 loaves of bread per month or 1,150 loaves per year; 16 loaves of bread per family member per month or 192 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 57 loaves of bread per month or 695 loaves of bread per year; 28 loaves of bread per person or 347 loaves per person per year. A single parent working 65 hours a week while trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 62 loaves of bread per month or 745 loaves per year; 20 loaves of bread per family member per month or 248 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours a week while trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 1 loaf of bread per month or 15 loaves of bread per year; no loaves of bread per family member per month or 3 loaves of bread per family member per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Montana...

A single worker working 45 hours per week would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 25 pairs per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 8 pairs of shoes per month or 100 pairs per year; 4 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 50 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 42 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 10 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 44 pairs per family member per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 8 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 46 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 7 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 27 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 13 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 65 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 29 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 9 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would have to work 1 year and 4 months before they could buy 1 pair of shoes, or 5 years and 4 months before they could provide their entire family each with a set of their own shoes.

A television ($500.00) in Montana...

A single worker in Montana working 45 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 10 sets per year; no television sets per worker per month or 5 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set after per family after 1 year and 2 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 4 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 65 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set after 1 year and 1 month. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 16 years and 8 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 67 years and 3 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Montana...

A single worker working 45 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 11 years and 8 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 3 years; 1 car per person in 6 years. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 7 years and 2 months; 1 car per person in 28 years and 6 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 6 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 34 years. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 6 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 39 years. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 10 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 21 years and 8 months. A single parent working 65 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 10 years and 1 month; 1 car per person in 30 years and 3 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 500 years; 1 car per person in 2,000 years.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Montana...

A single worker working 45 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 31 years and 1 month. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 8 years; 1 college education per person in 15 years and 11 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 19 years; 1 college education per person in 75 years and 11 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 18 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 90 years and 7 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 17 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 103 years and 11 months. A single parent working 55 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 28 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 57 years and 7 months. A single parent working 65 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 26 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 80 years and 7 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 1,333 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 5,333 years and 4 months.

Section XII: New Mexico, Ohio...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in New Mexico, Ohio...

A single worker in New Mexico would be able to buy 10 loaves of bread per month or 125 loaves of bread per year. 2 workers living together in New Mexico would be able to buy 254 loaves of bread per month or 3,035 loaves per year; 126 loaves of bread per worker per month or 1,517 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 loaf of bread per month or 15 loaves of bread per year; no loaves of bread per family member per month or 3 loaves of bread per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 13 loaves of bread per month or 162 loaves per year; 2 loaves of bread per family member per month or 32 loaves per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 8 loaves of bread per month or 100 loaves of bread per year; 1 loaf of bread per family member per month or 16 loaves of bread per family member per year. A single parent working 50 hours per week with 1 child would be able to buy 14 loaves of bread per month or 175 loaves of bread per year; 7 loaves of bread per family member per month or 87 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week with 2 children would be able to buy 18 loaves of bread per month or 225 loaves per year; 6 loaves of bread per family member per month or 75 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours per week while trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 22 loaves of bread per month or 275 loaves per year; 7 loaves per family member per month or 91 loaves per family member per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in New Mexico, Ohio...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 5 pairs per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 10 pairs of shoes per month or 121 pairs per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would would have to work 1 year and 4 months before they could buy 1 pair of shoes, or 5 years and 4 months before they could provide their entire family each with a set of their own shoes. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 6 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 1 pair per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 4 pairs of shoes per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or year. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 7 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 3 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 9 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 3 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 11 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 3 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in New Mexico, Ohio...

A single worker in New Mexico working 40 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 2 years. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 12 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 6 sets per family member per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but would be able to buy 1 set after 16 years and 8 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set after 66 years and 8 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 1 year and 7 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 7 years and 9 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 2 years and 6 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 15 years. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 1 year and 6 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 2 years and 11 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 1 year and 2 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set after 3 years and 4 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 2 years and 9 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in New Mexico, Ohio...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 60 years. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 2 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 5 years. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 500 years; 1 car per person in 2,000 years. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 46 years and 2 months; 1 car per person in 231 years and 1 month. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 75 years and 1 month; 1 car per person in 461 years and 4 months. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 42 years and 11 months; 1 car per person in 85 years and 9 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 33 years and 3 months; 1 car per person in 100 years. A single parent working 70 hours trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 27 years and 4 months; 1 car per person in 81 years and 11 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in New Mexico, Ohio...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 160 years and 1 month. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 6 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 13 years and 3 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 1,333 years nd 4 months; 1 college education per person in 5,333 years and 4 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 45 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 123 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 616 years and 2 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 200 years; 1 college education per person in 1,200 years. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 114 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 228 years and 8 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 88 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 266 years and 8 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 72 years and 9 months; 1 college education per person in 218 years and 4 months.

Section XIII: Ohio...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Ohio...

The minimum wage is Ohio is $4.25 per hour, $3.35 (for employers with gross annual sales of $150,000 to $500,000), or $2.80 (for employers with gross annual sales under $150,000). Since minimum wage of $4.25 was already covered by The Conquest of Bread in New Mexico, I will now cover the minimum wage of $3.35. A single worker working 50 hours a week would be able to buy 41 loaves of bread per month or 495 loaves per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 96 loaves of bread per month or 1,163 loaves per year; 48 loaves of bread per family member per month or 581 loaves per family member per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 63 loaves of bread per month or 756 loaves per year; 15 loaves of bread per family member per month or 189 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 46 loaves of bread per month or 552 loaves per year; 9 loaves of bread per family member per month or 110 loaves per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 29 loaves of bread per month or 349 loaves per year; 4 loaves of bread per family member per month or 58 loaves of bread per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 24 loaves of bread per month or 292 loaves per year; 12 loaves of bread per family member per month or 146 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 7 loaves of bread per month or 88 loaves per year; 2 loaves of bread per family member per month or 29 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 44 loaves of bread per month or 538 loaves per year; 11 loaves of bread per family member per month or 134 loaves per family member per year.

If an employer does not meet the standard of at least making gross annual sales of $150,000, then minimum wage is $2.80. I will cover that minimum wage now. A single worker working 55 hours per week would be able to buy 21 loaves of bread per month or 255 loaves per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 1 loaf of bread per month or 19 loaves of bread per year; no loaves of bread per worker per month or 9 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 22 loaves of bread per month or 275 loaves per year; 5 loaves of bread per family member per month or 68 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 65 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 79 loaves of bread per month or 949 loaves per year; 15 loaves of bread per family member per month or 189 loaves per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 44 loaves of bread per month or 531 loaves per year; 7 loaves of bread per family member per month or 88 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours per week with 1 child would be able to buy 31 loaves of bread per month or 383 loaves per year; 15 loaves of bread per family member per month or 191 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 85 hours per week with 2 children would be able to buy 42 loaves of bread per month or 511 loaves per year; 14 loaves of bread per family member per month or 170 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 95 hours per week with 3 children would be able to buy 7 loaves of bread per month or 93 loaves per year; 1 loaf of bread per family member per month or 23 loaves of bread per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Ohio...

The minimum wage in Ohio is $4.25 per hour, $3.35 (for employers with gross annual sales of $150,000 to $500,000), or $2.80 (for employers with gross annual sales under $150,000). Since $4.25 is already covered when understanding the economic condition of New Mexico. Now I will cover the minimum wage of $3.35... A single worker working 50 hours per week would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 19 pairs per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 46 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 23 pairs per family member per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 30 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 7 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 22 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 4 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 13 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 2 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 11 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 5 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 3 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 1 pair per family member per year. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 21 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 5 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Ohio...

The minimum wage in Ohio is $4.25 per hour, $3.35 (for employers with gross annual sales of $150,000 to $500,000), or $2.80 (for employers with gross annual sales under $150,000). Since $4.25 has already been dealt with in the New Mexico section, this paragraph will deal with $3.35. A single worker in Ohio working 50 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 4 sets per year; no television sets per worker per month or 2 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 4 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year, no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 2 years and 4 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 4 years and 4 months. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 9 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 2 years and 10 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 8 years and 6 months. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 11 months.

This paragraph is concerning a minimum wage of $2.80. A single worker working 55 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 13 years and 3 months; no television sets per worker per month, but 1 set per worker after 26 years and 5 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 3 years and 8 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 65 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 4 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 2 years and 10 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 4 months. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 6 months. A single parent working 95 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 2 year and 9 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 10 years and 10 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Ohio...

The minimum wage in Ohio is $4.25 per hour, $3.35 (for employers with gross annual sales of $150,000 to $500,000), or $2.80 (for employers with gross annual sales under $150,000). Since $4.25 is already dealt with in the New Mexico section, this paragraph will deal with $3.35. A single worker working 50 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 15 years and 2 months. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 6 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 12 years and 11 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 10 years; 1 car per person in 39 years and 10 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 13 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 67 years and 11 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 21 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 129 years. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 17 years and 5 months; 1 car per person in 51 years and 5 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 84 years and 9 months; 1 car per person in 254 years and 7 months. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 14 years; 1 car per person in 55 years and 1 month.

This paragraph will deal with a minimum wage of $2.80. A single worker working 55 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 19 years and 5 months. 2 single workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 395 years and 7 months; 1 car per person in 791 years and 2 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 27 years and 4 months; 1 car per person in 109 years and 3 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 65 hours per week each) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 7 years and 11 months; 1 car per person in 39 years and 7 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week each) and 4 non-working children, would able to buy a car in 14 years and 2 months; 1 car per person in 84 years and 9 months. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 19 years and 7 montsh; 1 car per person in 39 years and 3 months. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 14 years and 9 months; 1 car per person in 44 years and 1 month. A single parent working 95 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 80 years and 8 months; 1 car per person in 323 years.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Ohio...

The minimum wage in Ohio is $4.25 per hour, $3.35 (for employers with gross annual sales of $150,000 to $500,000), or $2.80 (for employers with gross annual sales under $150,000). Since I already covered $4.25, this paragraph will deal with a minimum wage of $3.35. A single worker working 50 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 40 years and 5 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 17 years and 3 months; 1 college education per person in 34 years and 5 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 50 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 26 years and 6 months; 1 college education per person in 105 years and 10 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 36 years and 3 months; 1 college education per person in 181 years and 1 month. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 60 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 57 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 344 years. A single parent working 60 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 68 years and 7 months; 1 college education per person in 137 years and 1 month. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 226 years; 1 college education per person in 678 years and 11 months. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 37 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 148 years and 9 months.

This paragraph will deal with a minimum wage of $2.80. A single worker working 55 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 78 years and 6 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week ,would be able to buy a college education in 1,054 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 2,109 years and 9 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 55 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 72 years and 9 months; 1 college education per person in 291 years and 2 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 65 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 21 years; 1 college education per person in 105 years and 5 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 37 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 226 years. A single parent working 70 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 52 years and 3 months; 1 college education per person in 104 years and 6 months. A single parent working 85 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 39 years and 2 months; 1 college education per person in 117 years and 6 months. A single parent working 95 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a college education in 215 years and 1 month; 1 college education per person 861 years and 4 months.

Section XIV: Oklahoma...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Oklahoma... The Minimum Wage in Oklahoma is $5.15, but if an employer does not have 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full-item employees, then the minimum wage is only $2.00. Since a minimum wage of $5.15 has already been covered, I will now explain the situation of those who earn $2.00 an hour. A single worker working 70 hours a week would be able to buy 10 loaves of bread per month or 125 loaves per year. 2 workers living together, each working 55 hours per week, would be able to buy 57 loaves of bread per month or 695 loaves per year; 28 loaves of bread per worker per month or 347 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 loaf of bread per month or 15 loaves of bread per year; no loaves of bread per family member per month or 3 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 80 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 5 loaves of bread per month or 65 loaves per year; 1 loaf of bread per family member per month or 13 loaves of bread per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 90 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 9 loaves of bread per month or 115 loaves per year; 1 loaf per family member per month or 19 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 90 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 14 loaves of bread per month or 175 loaves per year; 7 loaves of bread per family member per month or 87 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 110 hours per week while trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 18 loaves of bread per month or 225 loaves per year; 6 loaves of bread per family member per month or 75 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 130 hours per week while trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 22 loaves of bread per month or 275 loaves per year; 5 loaves of bread per family member per month or 68 loaves per family member per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Oklahoma...

A single worker working 70 hours per week would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 5 pairs per year. 2 single workers living together, each working 55 hours per week, would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 27 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per worker per month or 13 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to wait 1 year and 8 months before they could buy 1 pair of shoes, or each family member would have to wait 6 years and 8 months before they could buy a pair of shoes. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 80 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 2 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month, but 1 pair per family member after 2 years. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 90 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 4 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month, but 1 pair per family member after 1 year and 4 months. A single parent working 90 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 7 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 3 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 110 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 9 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 3 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 130 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no pairs of shoes per month or 11 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 1 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Oklahoma...

The minimum wage in Oklahoma is $5.15, but if an employer does not have 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full-item employees, then the minimum wage is only $2.00. Since I already dealt with the situation of a minimum wage being $5.15, this section will concern a minimum wage of $2.00. A single worker working 70 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 2 years. 2 workers living together, each working 55 hours per week, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per worker per month or 1 set per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 16 years and 8 months; no television set per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 67 years and 3 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 80 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 3 years and 11 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 19 years and 4 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 90 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 2 years and 3 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 13 years and 1 month. A single parent working 90 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 1 year and 6 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 2 years and 11 months. A single parent working 110 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 1 set after 1 year and 2 months; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 3 years and 4 months. A single parent working 130 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 3 years and 8 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Oklahoma...

The minimum wage in Oklahoma is $5.15, but if an employer does not have 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full-item employees, then the minimum wage is only $2.00. Since I already dealt with $5.15 in the section concerning states that adhere to Federal minimum wage, I will now deal with the minimum wage of $2.00. A single worker working 70 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 60 years and 1 month. 2 single workers living together, each working 55 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 10 years and 10 months; 1 car per person in 20 years and 20 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 500 years; 1 car per person in 2,000 years. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 80 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 115 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 578 years and 9 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 90 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 65 years and 3 months; 1 car per person in 391 years and 11 months. A single parent working 90 hours trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 42 years and 11 months; 1 car per person in 85 years and 9 months. A single parent working 110 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 33 years and 4 months; 1 car per person in 100 years. A single parent working 130 hours trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 27 years and 4 months; 1 car per person in 109 years and 3 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Oklahoma...

The minimum wage in Oklahoma is $5.15, but if an employer does not have 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full-item employees, then the minimum wage is only $2.00. Since I already dealt with the minimum wage of $5.15 when concerning states that adhere to Federal Minimum Wage, I will now deal with a minimum wage of $2.00 per hour. A single worker working 70 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 160 years and 1 month. 2 workers living together, each working 55 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 28 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 57 years and 7 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 70 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 1,333 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 5,333 years and 4 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 80 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 307 years and 10 months; 1 college education per person in 1,543 years and 3 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 90 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 174 years; 1 college education per person in 1,045 years. A single parent working 90 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a college education in 114 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 228 years and 8 months. A single parent working 110 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a college education in 88 years and 11 months; 1 college education per person in 266 years and 8 months. A single parent working 130 hours per week trying to raise 3 children 72 years and 9 months; 1 college education per person in 291 years and 2 months.

Section XV: Oregon...

A loaf of bread ($2.00) in Oregon...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy 205 loaves of bread per month or 2,465 loaves per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 642 loaves of bread per month or 7,715 loaves per year; 321 loaves of bread per worker per month or 3,857 loaves per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 391 loaves of bread per month or 4,695 loaves per year; 97 loaves of bread per family member per month or 1,173 loaves per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 265 loaves of bread per month or 3,185 loaves per year; 53 loaves of bread per family member per month or 637 loaves per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 139 loaves of bread per month or 1,675 loaves per year; 23 loaves of bread per family member per month or 279 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 79 loaves of bread per month or 955 loaves per year; 39 loaves of bread per family member per month or 477 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 59 loaves of bread per month or 712 loaves per year; 19 loaves of bread per family member per month or 237 loaves per family member per year. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 39 loaves of bread per month or 470 loaves per year; 9 loaves of bread per family member per month or 117 loaves per family member per year.

A pair of shoes ($50.00) in Oregon... A single worker working 40 hours a week would be able to buy 8 pairs of shoes per month or 98 pairs per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 25 pairs of shoes per month or 308 pairs per year; 12 pairs of shoes per worker per month or 154 pairs per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 15 pairs of shoes per month or 187 pairs per year; 3 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 46 pairs per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 10 pairs of shoes per month or 127 pairs per year; 2 pairs of shoes per family member per month or 25 pairs per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy 5 pairs of shoes per month or 67 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 11 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy 3 pairs of shoes per month or 38 pairs per year; 1 pair of shoes per family member per month or 19 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy 2 pairs of shoes per month or 28 shoes per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 9 pairs per family member per year. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy 1 pair of shoes per month or 18 pairs per year; no pairs of shoes per family member per month or 4 pairs per family member per year.

A television ($500.00) in Oregon...

A single worker in Oregon working 40 hours per week would be able to buy no television sets per month, but 9 sets per year. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy 2 television sets per month or 30 sets per year; 1 television set per worker per month or 15 sets per worker per year. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 18 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 4 sets per family member per year. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy 1 television set per month or 12 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 2 sets per family member per year. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy no television sets per month or 6 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy no television sets per month or 3 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month or 1 set per family member per year. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 2 sets per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 1 year and 1 month. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy no television sets per month or 1 set per year; no television sets per family member per month, but 1 set per family member after 2 years and 2 months.

A car ($15,000.00) in Oregon...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a car in 1 years and 1 month. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a car in 1 year; 1 car per person in 2 years. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hour per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 1 year and 8 months; 1 car per person in 6 years and 5 months. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 2 years and 5 months; 1 car per person in 11 years and 10 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy a car in 4 years and 6 months; 1 car per person in 26 years and 11 months. A single parent working 40 hours per week trying to raise 1 child would be able to buy a car in 7 years and 11 months; 1 car per person in 15 years and 9 months. A single parent working 45 hours per week trying to raise 2 children would be able to buy a car in 10 years and 7 months; 1 car per person in 31 years and 7 months. A single parent working 50 hours per week trying to raise 3 children would be able to buy a car in 16 years; 1 car per person in 63 years and 11 months.

A college education ($40,000.00) in Oregon...

A single worker working 40 hours per week would be able to buy a college education in 8 years and 2 months. 2 workers living together, each working 40 hours per week, would be able to buy a college education in 2 years and 8 months; 1 college education per person in 5 years and 3 months. A family of 4, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 2 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 4 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 17 years and 1 month. A family of 5, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 3 non-working children, would be able to buy a college education in 6 years and 4 months; 1 college education per person in 31 years and 5 months. A family of 6, 2 working adults (each working 40 hours per week) and 4 non-working children, would be able to buy