I'm a 54 year old grandmother taking care of my preschool age granddaughter. I work at two part time jobs...and one of the jobs I got as a result of a college internship. I still earn less than 30% of the median wage for this area. I feel many businesses prosper on the backs of low wage workers even when they could afford to pay them more or provide benefits in some way. The cost of childcare is a huge barrier to full employment for low wage workers. Low wage workers can't aford market rate housing either!
Low wage work is a drag on our economic recovery and must be addressed.