WSJ "For lunch Wednesday, President Barack Obama munched on a reuben sandwich that would require shelling out the equivalent of two hours of work at the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
"The president used the stop at the Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Mich., to stump for raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. At that increased rate, a minimum wage worker could buy the same reuben — the “Nosher,” or “small eater” size – with 88 minutes worth of earnings.
"The sandwich, which the president noted was still huge, costs $13.99. With sales tax, that comes to $14.83. It is served with a pickle."
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