I don’t think commute should factor into this discussion at all. People choose to live in expensive urban cities, why not move to a cheaper place? The point of opportunity is that everyone has it, but people that take advantage of it and succeed get chastised while other people who don’t wish to apply themselves get angry. Then add children on top of it and you have people with multiple kids living on minimum wage who feel entitled to earn more money because of their poor choices and family planning.