https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22 en-us 2017-04-18 16:46:05 UTC 2025-12-06 13:04:13 UTC hello@padlet.com sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/166818467 https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2017/01/18/improving-health-by-increasing-minimum-wage

]]> 2017-04-18 16:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/166818467 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/166818616 28% of low wage earners have children to take care of]]> 2017-04-18 16:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/166818616 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/166819730 in 2015, 13.5% of people in the United States were below the federal poverty line (43.1 million people)]]> 2017-04-18 16:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/166819730 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167065401 According to the Kaiser Foundation from back in November, individuals with low income disproportionately go through health issues and lower life expectancies, since wages can affect access to healthier foods.]]> 2017-04-19 16:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167065401 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167069241 Those with lower incomes are 25% lower life expectancy than those with higher incomes.]]> 2017-04-19 16:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167069241 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167069742 Lower wages also make insurance and primary care hard to come by, which altogether can affect work effort horribly, causing even lower wages, or affecting job choice.]]> 2017-04-19 16:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167069742 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167070352 Low wage workers can also be affected by the work environment, if it is hazardous. ]]> 2017-04-19 16:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167070352 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167071316 Children born into low-income families are 40% more likely to drop out of high school and have asthma]]> 2017-04-19 16:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167071316 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167073218 Among the 21 states paying wages at the federal minimum wage, 14 have life expectancies below the ]]> 2017-04-19 16:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167073218 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167075410 3 of the 5 states with the highest obesity rates use the $7.25 wage]]> 2017-04-19 16:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167075410 sewiltse20 https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167075718 70% of US renters have affordable housing]]> 2017-04-19 16:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sewiltse20/p52a4vk1wu22/wish/167075718