For reference, this only works in places where the minimum wage is also a reasonable amount. In the UK, the minimum wage is laughably poor and in Switzerland i

For reference, this only works in places where the minimum wage is also a reasonable amount. In the UK, the minimum wage is laughably poor and in Switzerland it's significantly below the amount needed to live. A better threshold would be to look at the cost of living _in the area_ and pay a reasonable starting wage that actually lets people live there comfortably.