The lack of workers in the child care industry should come as no surprise when they are being paid below-poverty wages of $12 per hour. Why is it that we refuse to pay the people who take care of our most precious resource — our children — a livable wage? It defies common sense, and my guess is until we start paying them the wage they deserve, there will be a shortage of people to care for our children. A sad state of affairs indeed.
— Mark Miner
Anchorage
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