▁resources . ▁ ▁His ▁argument ▁goes ▁beyond ▁that ▁a ▁w age ▁should ▁provide ▁mere ▁subs istence ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁provide ▁humans ▁with ▁the ▁capabilities ▁to ▁' develop ▁within ▁reasonable ▁limits ▁all ▁[ the ir ] ▁fac ult ies , ▁physical , ▁intellectual , ▁moral ▁and ▁spiritual .' ▁A ▁living ▁w age ▁for ▁him ▁is ▁' the ▁amount ▁of ▁rem un er ation ▁that ▁is ▁sufficient ▁to ▁maintain ▁dec ently ▁the ▁labor er '. ▁ ▁Jer old ▁W alt man , ▁in ▁A ▁Case ▁for ▁the ▁Living ▁W age , ▁arg ues ▁for ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁not ▁based ▁on ▁individual ▁rights ▁but ▁from ▁a ▁commun al , ▁or ▁' c iv ic ▁republic an ism ', ▁perspective . ▁ ▁He ▁sees ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁citizens ▁to ▁be ▁connected ▁to ▁their ▁community , ▁and ▁thus , ▁sees ▁individual ▁and ▁commun al ▁interests ▁as ▁in separ ably ▁bound . ▁ ▁Two ▁major ▁problems ▁that ▁are ▁ant ith et ical ▁to ▁civ ic ▁republic an ism ▁are ▁pover ty ▁and ▁inequality . ▁ ▁A ▁living ▁w age ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁address ▁these ▁by ▁providing ▁the ▁material ▁basis ▁that ▁allows ▁individuals ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁aut onomy ▁and ▁prevents ▁dis pro port ion ate ▁income ▁and ▁wealth ▁that ▁would ▁in ev it ably ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁soci etal ▁f iss ure ▁between ▁the ▁rich ▁and ▁poor . ▁ ▁A ▁living ▁w age ▁further ▁allows ▁for ▁political ▁participation ▁by ▁all ▁classes ▁of ▁people ▁which ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁political ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁rich ▁from ▁und erm ining