It's a cop out answer because there are multiple instances of rural communities across the country that might only have one or two employers they could go to at any given time, and usually also results in a pay cut. If you live in a town whose sole businesses are factory farming and gas stations, how easy do you think it would be to leave a job paying $12/hr at the farm to go work for $7.25 at the gas station? Not to mention a potential loss of benefits that could come along with that. Additionally, those wages are hardly sustainable for a family, leaving no room for savings to pack up and leave town for better employment opportunities. "Just get a better job" is ten times easier said than done.