I see this all the time when talking about minimum wage earners. At least you admitted it is not realistic, but you still presented it anyway. We admit they're

I see this all the time when talking about minimum wage earners. At least you admitted it is not realistic, but you still presented it anyway. We admit they're in the 0th percentile of earners, but then pretend like their expenses should be the median or mean expenses. Why would somebody earning essentially the zeroth percentile wages be paying for 50th percentile car ownership? The other common example is how minimum wage earners can't afford an average 2br rental in any state. If minimum wage earners are paying for the 50th percentile apartments, who exactly is living in 30th percentile apartments?