PhD students face cash crisis with wages that don’t cover living costs
So do vast swathes of Americans.<p>Pop quiz: In what countries does it cost a full day's wages or more to fill a car's gas tank?<p>US minimum wage is $7.25/hr. As of this writing, US gas prices average $4.71/gal. For a typical car the gas tank holds about 15 gallons.  Even a small car would have a 12 gallon tank.