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Where is Obama’s promised minimum-wage hike?
During the 2008 campaign, candidate Barack Obama pledged to raise the minimum wage to $9.50 per hour by 2011. Promises like that inspired a generation of young voters, excited long-neglected progressive voters and gave hope to millions of his supporters. Four years later there has been no increase, no congressional vote and not a whisper from the White House on the minimum wage.
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