I completely agree with you, but often that $10 per hour job is the difference between a roof and homelessness in a household, so they count. At the same time,

I completely agree with you, but often that $10 per hour job is the difference between a roof and homelessness in a household, so they count. At the same time, if I lose a 60k a year job and have to take one for $10 per hour, I am very likely going to lose the house I am already in. The US though has accepted a subsistence wage as good enough though.