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1/28/2014 6:36:56 PM
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Obama will order minimum wage raise for federal contract workers

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[quote][url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/obama-minimum-wage_n_4677355.html]President Barack Obama will announce during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address that he's raising the minimum wage for workers under federal contracts to $10.10 per hour, an administration official told The Huffington Post... ...According to an Obama administration fact sheet, the executive order will cover “workers who are performing services or constructing buildings and are getting paid less than $10.10 an hour.” Those likely to see bumps in future paychecks include dishwashers, food servers and construction workers. Many work in government buildings, but for private employers.[/url][/quote] President Obama's second term agenda has more or less been brought to a halt by Congressional action, and it has been reported that he will use executive orders to try and further his goals. The raise in minimum wage - for those he has control over - will put some pressure on Congress to address the issue. An increasing amount of attention has been paid to workers at the lower end of the pay scale. Solutions have included ramping up the Earned Income Tax Credit, increasing the minimum wage, or abolishing it altogether. What solution (if any) should be applied?

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