Employers must not treat workers in such a way that taxpayers subsidize their compensation.

When a home health care agency pays a wage so low that its workers rely on public assistance, the corporation itself is receiving a form of government welfare.

When a home health care worker is forced to rely on hospital emergency room services (for which they cannot pay) for their only healthcare, then not only does their health suffer, but all of us pay in the form of higher health care costs.

It’s time we enforced decent compensation in terms of a higher minimum wage. It’s time we fixed our health care system so all Americans can afford to participate.