471,559 have signed this petition - you're not on it, Joe

Joe -- This year, Americans from across the country are coming together to tell their elected officials the minimum wage is too low. It's not really hard to see why: A full-time worker making the federal minimum wage earns only $14,500 a year -- in real terms, the minimum wage is worth less today than it was at the beginning of 1950. So far, nearly half a million OFA supporters have signed the petition to change that. Your name should be on it, too. Increasing the minimum wage would result in a $22 billion increase in economic activity, and lift nearly a million Americans out of poverty. Despite what some folks on the other side are saying, this isn't about giving teenagers more spending money -- the average age of workers who would benefit from increasing the wage is 35. It's easy to look at the minority in Congress that's standing in the way of raising the wage and think your voice isn't getting heard. But look around the country, where several states and cities are listening to their constituents and actually taking action to raise the wage. That's what this petition is all about -- making sure our voices are heard by the lawmakers who have the ability to act. Sign this petition today: http://my.barackobama.com/Raise-the-Wage-Petition Thanks, Nico Nico Probst Director of Special Projects Organizing for Action

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