April 2 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama traveled to the University of Michigan today to call for raising the U.S. minimum wage and appeal to younger voters who might help avert an electoral disaster for Democrats in November.
In the state that is home to the headquarters of the U.S. auto industry, Obama invoked Henry Ford, saying the Ford Motor Co. founder understood that paying his workers a living wage would be good for his company.
"As Americans, we understand that some people will earn more than others," Obama told a crowd of mostly students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "But here's one thing we do believe: Nobody who works full-time should be raising their family in poverty."
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