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Go to the MIT Living Wage Calculator and review your county. Compare the wage to other counties and states. MIT Living Wage Calculator . (San Mateo County) 1 ADULT 2 ADULTS (1 WORKING) 2 ADULTS (BOTH WORKING) 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children Living $30.81 $59.87 $73.48 $97.86 $44.57 $53.63 $59.60 $68.99 $22.29 $31.82 $39.81 $49.51 Wage Poverty $6.19 $8.38 $10.56 $12.74 $8.38 $10.56 $12.74 $14.92 $4.19 $5.28 $6.37 $7.46 Wage Minimum $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 Wage QuickWrite 1. How are wages determined? What are the factors that influence an individuals rate of pay? 2. What is the objective of minimum wage? Should there be a national minimum wage or wages set by the individual states. 3. The Dairy Farmer in the CNN video can't find local labor who can do the work he needs. Would a higher wage produce the labor, or is imported labor at a lower wage a better option