id ▁workers . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁Crit ic isms ▁against ▁the ▁implementation ▁living ▁w age ▁laws ▁have ▁taken ▁similar ▁forms ▁to ▁those ▁against ▁minimum ▁w age . ▁Econom ically , ▁both ▁can ▁be ▁analyz ed ▁as ▁a ▁price ▁floor ▁for ▁labor . ▁ ▁A ▁price ▁floor , ▁if ▁above ▁the ▁equilibrium ▁price ▁and ▁thus ▁effective , ▁necessarily ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁" sur plus ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁a ▁labor ▁market , ▁this ▁means ▁that ▁un emp loyment ▁goes ▁up ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁employ ers ▁willing ▁to ▁h ire ▁people ▁at ▁a ▁" l iving ▁w age " ▁is ▁below ▁the ▁number ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁h ire ▁at ▁the ▁equilibrium ▁w age ▁price . ▁ ▁As ▁such , ▁setting ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁at ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁possibly ▁destroy ing ▁jobs . ▁For ▁more ▁information , ▁see ▁price ▁floor . ▁Other ▁concerns ▁regarding ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁implementation ▁mainly ▁question ▁whether ▁it ▁can ▁decrease ▁job ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁low ▁w age ▁workers ▁as ▁it ▁cut s ▁costs ▁for ▁profit ▁seeking ▁organizations ▁and ▁companies . ▁It ▁implies ▁that ▁the ▁employee ▁pool ▁can ▁potentially ▁get ▁smaller ▁despite ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁w age ▁rates . ▁  ▁ ▁A ▁cont ention ▁that ▁often ▁imp edes ▁the ▁pro gression ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁ordin ance ▁has ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁scope ; ▁it ▁is ▁controvers ial ▁whether ▁it ▁should ▁apply ▁to ▁an ▁individual ▁or ▁an ▁entire ▁family ▁as ▁w ages ▁can ▁be ▁nu anced ▁when ▁there