> Can you live on $7/hr? Yes, of course. The income taxes are almost zero (or negative), and for one person living by themselves in a studio apartment that's

> Can you live on $7/hr? Yes, of course. The income taxes are almost zero (or negative), and for one person living by themselves in a studio apartment that's $400 for rent for a cheap studio apartment and $800 a month in groceries and gas, which is quite a lot. And that's assuming you can't live out of your parents house as you work, which is the suggested way of doing this kind of thing. There's zero reason to move out if you can't afford it. It allows you to save up money and gain skills with less stress. The "living wage" myth gets repeated way too often.