$15 is not a living wage. As long as our FEDERAL government allows internationals who do NOT RESIDE here, to purchase the finite natural resources of LAND and housing  in our country, we will forever be competing for somewhere to live at highly inflated prices. All levels of government are greedy for tax dollars, calling it "investment".  It is not investment, as it takes away from those who invest themselves into the country and economy. Living wage is pegged to the cost of eating, sleeping and RESIDING in a place.