Marysol Guzman |Staff Writer| During this year’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama urged Congress to raise the minimum wage to $9 in hopes of leading Americans away from poverty and help stimulate the economy. Obama believes people who are working full time with minimum wage pay shouldn’t have to live under the poverty threshold. He believes that raising the minimum wage would help make a difference. “[This] could mean the difference between groceries and the food bank, rent or eviction, scraping by or finally getting ahead,” said Obama. His goal will be to reach $9 an hour by the end of 2015 and indexing the minimum wage, as the cost of living rises as … [Read more...] about Obama urges Congress to raise minimum wage