NYC: the city that bleeds the poor dry

Well, it's been almost three months and I'm still broke. Employed but broke. Every week I get a check from the job and it's gone -no frivolous spending, just bills. Luckily, I started shopping for the niece and nephew earlier. Two weeks marks my 90 days with Staples and I have finally got my benefit cards. So as a result I will be going home $39.00 poorer but at least I know that should I need a doctor I won't be paying out of pocket. Ahhh...New York, the city of commerce and greed where only the wealthiest can survive without the fear of food stamps in their immediate future. Every week I keep hearing about how the MTA is threatening to raise subway fares so I can get to where I need to late and have even more reason to bitch. Under the table labor and illegal immigration is rising and I hear all the yuppies and hipsters who can afford it are moving to Long Island City and Queens. This leaves me with very few options but to become a negative sonofabitch and start targeting affluent white people. Don't get me wrong I'm not a racist I'm just aware of where the money is and I'm willing to exhust every means possible to get what I want. Even now, I'm typing on a brand new iMac in an apple store filled with well-to-do whites and even wealthier europeans. It's enough to make your stomach turn. In just a couple of weeks I'm planning to drop a bomb on my managers by asking for $2.00 more to my hourly pay. When I initially signed on I when lower in pay than when I was with the slimeballs over at Pratt. The difference is they are a corporation with retail stores nationwide and they have 4 more shops in the works like the one I am working at in NYC alone. I helped them open and fill two stores already since my employment, I canvassed areas in which the stores were going to open, I even offer to stay late when they need assistance. This along with the annoying burden of being a keyholder makes me prime for a raise. I'm not waiting 9 months because I have a slew of bills and back rent to pay now. All I'm asking for is the means to survive in this city where it seems like only the rich can afford to work and live. I'm owed that much. If I cannot get what I'm requesting I'm walking away from the job. It's as simple as that. I work hard for a Fortune 500 company and even own stock in it now so it's time they pay me closer to what I am worth.