she said she never wants her sons to grow up and feel like they re poor. then we talked to taylor maggie mendez in florida. they had a really rocky start moving from new york to florida. they were working overnights, minimum wage jobs, sometimes a little above minimum wage. now taylor makes $20 $30 in a bank job. both families though are getting assistance. so in the form of food stamps, medicaid, rental assistance. let s play this piece. reporter: the fact that neither family can make ends meet without help begs the question. what constitutes a living wage? m.i.t. has a living wage calculator which looks at the eight basic needs in the u.s. according to that, taylor would need to make $37.97 an hurry to support his family. nearly twice his current wage.