Businessman Armstrong Getting Stretched

Time for some calculations

24 hour gas station, avg 33% profit margins over all products

24 (hrs) x 365 (days) x $20 x 2 staff = $350,400 at the constant 'minimum' wage of $20
$350,400 = $1,051,200 of required sales

So a 24hr gas station needs to make 1 million in sales a year exclusively to cover the staff.
Rent, loans, bills, paying themselves, taxes, repairs, maintenance not yet included

Yeah I'd just close up and leave the state...

average gas station profits on gasoline, dieel, etc: -3%, its a loss leader to get people to buy snacks.