You understand that you don't actually have to live in Manhattan if your career goal is to work in a fast food joint, right?
Contrived hypotheticals don't actually address the issue under discussion.
Contrived hypotheticals don't actually address the issue under discussion.
The national minimum wage of $7.25/hour works out to about $12k/year, so that's about three times as much.
New York State has a higher minimum wage, $14.20/hour. That works out to about $24k/year, so NYC McDonalds is still paying considerably more.