I generally agree with you, but in this particular case, they defined "living wage" very conservatively as $20,000/year [1], which is $1667/month or $9.62/hr as

I generally agree with you, but in this particular case, they defined "living wage" very conservatively as $20,000/year [1], which is $1667/month or $9.62/hr assuming a 40-hour week. So, if anything, I'd say it's low-balling the number. [1] https://www.lisep.org/ https://www.lisep.org/