▁in ▁the ▁country ", ▁and ▁therefore , ▁imp lied ▁that ▁the ▁large ▁ret ail er ▁Wal mart , ▁who ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁was ▁not ▁pay ing ▁fair ▁w ages ▁and ▁was ▁being ▁subs id ised ▁by ▁tax pay ers . ▁ ▁Those ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁living ▁w age ▁ordin ances ▁primarily ▁research ▁the ▁negative ▁impact s ▁of ▁ins u fficient ▁minimum ▁w ages . ▁In ▁a ▁cross - com parison ▁between ▁minimum ▁w age ▁and ▁living ▁w age ▁ordin ances , ▁there ▁are ▁prof ound ▁psych ological ▁impact s ▁to ▁living ▁w age ▁implementations . ▁Those ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁living ▁w age ▁orient ed ▁policies ▁assert ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁region - specific ▁costs ▁that ▁is ▁sever ely ▁lack ing ▁in ▁minimum ▁w age ▁measurements . ▁This ▁line ▁of ▁thinking ▁arg ues ▁that ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁can ▁both ▁enh ance ▁eng agement ▁and ▁performance ▁if ▁implemented . ▁ ▁Im plement ations ▁ ▁Australia ▁▁ ▁In ▁Australia , ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁Har v ester ▁Jud g ement ▁ruled ▁that ▁an ▁employ er ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁pay ▁his ▁employees ▁a ▁w age ▁that ▁guaranteed ▁them ▁a ▁standard ▁of ▁living ▁which ▁was ▁reasonable ▁for ▁" a ▁human ▁being ▁in ▁a ▁civil ised ▁community " ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁" f rug al ▁comfort ▁estimated ▁by ▁current ... ▁standards ," ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁employ er ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁pay . ▁Justice ▁H . ▁B . ▁H igg ins ▁established ▁a ▁w