A living wage isn't what's just enough to stay alive, it includes what's required for a satisfying life (my words, not part of any definition). If you look in

A living wage isn't what's just enough to stay alive, it includes what's required for a satisfying life (my words, not part of any definition). If you look in the source data from the article, expenses are broken down into categories like food, child care, housing, etc. There are also categories for "civic" and "other", which together can account for 20-30% of expenses. It's hard to have a meaningful discussion about this from a click-baity headline without diving into the details.