[kulahan]

Once someone can tell me what, specifically, a living wage is, I imagine this will stop being the most annoying phrase on the planet.

[Yizahi]

Do you tip your local cashier in the groceries store? Do you tip the bus driver who took you to work? Do you tip a bank clerk who processed your application? If no, then this is a living wage.

Also not having "tips" prevents freeloaders from not paying taxes, which every other worker in the country pays fairly.

[ebonnafoux]

There can be a lot of definition but I propose " a wage where you do not need to annoy your customer for tip".