Can you elaborate what you mean by subtracting living costs? Are you saying that after all necessary expenses they have slightly more than minimum wage left ove

Can you elaborate what you mean by subtracting living costs? Are you saying that after all necessary expenses they have slightly more than minimum wage left over? That seems like a wage that shouldn't be compared to just minimum wage, given that in many places (I don't know about new York) minimum wage is below what you'd consider a living wage that covers necessary expenses.