Faces of Fast Food: Getting by on $7.40 an hour in Detroit
Rita Jennings, 37, worked at McDonald's for 11 years and still makes minimum wage, $7.40 an hour. Barely able to pay her $425-a-month rent, she certainly can't afford a car and insurance, so she takes the bus to work every day. "It's almost impossible to get by with just one person," Jennings said. "You have to live with somebody to make it. If you don't, it's really bad."
