One in seven children in Wisconsin lives in poverty. Poverty decreases academic achievement, increases health risks (due to
inadequate housing and medical coverage), and decreases factors that
usually protect children. The main culprit of child poverty: minimum
wage.
The national minimum wage rose from $6.55 per hour to $7.25—and
critics complain that increasing minimum wage increases layoffs.
However, according to Holly Sklar, claims that states that raise their
minimum wage above the federal level showed increased employment.
