parts of the country continues to hold or increase, in other parts of the country we're losing it and we're losing entire communities. what are my steps to address this? when everyone is well enough to work those jobs or start a business or provide for their family, they are going to do better economically. so i think health care is foundational. when you have child care for those little kids so that you can return to the workforce and be at your best, you will be able to earn more. you won't be as frazzled, you can read to your child before she begins the first day of first grade. you won't be at your second or third job or riding the bus home from the supermarket. a minimum wage that matches the real minimum needs that we have in out households, we need to get to $15 an hour within the next six years so that everyone can afford to have that one job focus on themselves, their kids, their families, giving back to their communities. when i asked the clerk behind the desk in the hotel, she said