Fact Sheet: The President’s Plan to Reward Work by Raising the Minimum Wage

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2013.

The President’s plan strengthens the middle class by making America a magnet for jobs, equipping every American with the skills they need to do those jobs, and ensuring hard work leads to a decent living.

The President believes that no one who works fulltime should have to raise their family in poverty. But right now, a full-time minimum wage worker makes $14,500 a year – which leaves too many families struggling…