At the same time, there have been efforts to raise the level of earned income by setting minimum-wage legislation. But the minimum wage has never reached the floor set for a “living income” and has not, therefore, appreciably reduced the bill for wage subsidies.
与此同时，人们还采取措施通过设立最低工资法提高劳动所得。但最低工资从未达到“过活所得”下限，因此也从未很好地降低工资补贴规模。