there is a cost of living in a modern society. Money pays for shelter. Money pays for healthcare. Money pays for education and food. That's a good argument for

there is a cost of living in a modern society. Money pays for shelter. Money pays for healthcare. Money pays for education and food. That's a good argument for a guaranteed minimum income. It's a bad argument for a minimum wage laws, because at least sometimes they result in people earning zero instead of low wages. And unless you're in a socialist system, that money comes from wages. We're already in a partly socialist system. Minimum wage laws are a convoluted and inefficient form of welfare; it's better to just directly give money to poor people, and then avoid doing anything that interferes with their ability to increase their income.