Chicago Tribune, January 3, 2016: Report: Taxpayers cover the costs of low wages

"National People's Action released a study recently in an attempt to broaden the conversation on low-wage workers to look at how taxpayers end up paying to help support those earners. The report comes as activists are pushing for the adoption of a Responsible Business Act in Cook County that would force companies with more than 750 employees to either pay a higher salary to their workers or pay a penalty."