Try living in NY state. $7.50 or less an hour won't pay rent of $1100 a month. You can get places for $800 a month but you're then an hour away from work and paying a premium for gas. You may think it's garbage but upstaters are trying to live it.
I live Upstate. That amount for rent is nuts. Where are you talking about?
1) I have no desire to live in New York, thank you.
2) Your beautiful tale somehow provides supporting evidence of your garbage argument that most new jobs are minimum wage? ROTFL!
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go get in line for bread.