This article is about how a few people are changing their habits because of the price of gas. I want to point out one line from the article.

In 2002, the average low-income American spent about $750, or 8% of his or her annual $9,000 income, on gas. In 2005, gas will eat up about $1,000, or 11% of that person’s yearly income, says Mark Cooper, research director for the Consumer Federation of America.

$9,000 per year salary? That comes to $4.33 per hour. Even in 2002, I don’t think so. Students, sure. But who would try to live on that on their own? Let alone support a family. They have to be including people who can’t or won’t work full time to get that figure.