> What about people who don't need a basic living wage, like students who still live with their parents? Why should they be pushed out of the market? Part time

> What about people who don't need a basic living wage, like students who still live with their parents? Why should they be pushed out of the market? Part time work. You can work 15-25 hours a week at the higher minimum wage while having time to study or deal with other things. A proper minimum wage should be the amount for a worker to live on after working 40 hours a week. If an employee can not make enough to live in that area (after working for 40 hours), the employer should not be there and is taking advantage of the employees.