"No, employers are supposed to have to pay the market rate." Supposed to? Says who? I say, employers are supposed to have to pay enough for a person to support

"No, employers are supposed to have to pay the market rate." Supposed to? Says who? I say, employers are supposed to have to pay enough for a person to support themselves without government assistance. If we allow businesses to pay below a living wage, then the government is simply subsidizing their labor costs.