LogFAQs > #966041559

Basic needs budget = Food cost + childcare cost + (insurance premiums +
health care costs) + housing cost + transportation cost + other
necessities cost + civic engagement + broadband
Living wage = Basic needs budget + (basic needs budget*tax rate)

Well, no one has a living wage if you are putting child care cost into it. And wtf is civic engagement?

Civic The civic engagement component is constructed using 2020 national expenditure data by
household size from the 2020 Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey
including: (1) Fees and admissions, (2) audio and visual equipment and services, (3) pets, and (4)
toys, (5) hobbies, and playground equipment, (6) other entertainment supplies, (7) equipment,
and services, (8) reading, and (9) education. Civic engagement costs cover expenses related to
participating in and engaging in civic activities.23 These costs were further adjusted for regional
differences using annual expenditure shares reported by region.24 Expenditures were selected by
household size, instead of as a share of household income because civic engagement costs are
roughly the same for all persons regardless of income. Values were inflated ( 5.1%) from 2020 to
2021 dollars using the Consumer Price Index inflation multiplier from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.25

Wtf?