President Obama has supported an increase in the minimum wage, but even strong supporters of that measure don 't expect it to get past Washington 's political gridlock. “I don 't think anything is going to pass Congress this year,” says Lawrence Michel of the Economic Policy Institute in 2013. Senator Tom Harkin introduced The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 (FMWA) on March 05. The act would not only would it increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10, the proposal would also raise the subminimum wage paid to those who also receive tips, which has been frozen at $2.13 for over two decades. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released information in 2013, proving that polls show a majority of Americans in support of the idea. Since the year 2009, low-wage workers captured national media attention with protests at retailers and fast food outlets such as: Macy 's, Sears, Wal-Mart, Dunkin ' Donuts, McDonald 's, and
President Obama has supported an increase in the minimum wage, but even strong supporters of that measure don 't expect it to get past Washington 's political gridlock. “I don 't think anything is going to pass Congress this year,” says Lawrence Michel of the Economic Policy Institute in 2013. Senator Tom Harkin introduced The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 (FMWA) on March 05. The act would not only would it increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10, the proposal would also raise the subminimum wage paid to those who also receive tips, which has been frozen at $2.13 for over two decades. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released information in 2013, proving that polls show a majority of Americans in support of the idea. Since the year 2009, low-wage workers captured national media attention with protests at retailers and fast food outlets such as: Macy 's, Sears, Wal-Mart, Dunkin ' Donuts, McDonald 's, and