Few jobs are actually paid minimum wage.  Most workers get $10 an hour and way more.  So the hype about the minimum wage hike is a political poke to Republicans to make them look mean and make Democrats look caring.  Most employers with federal contracts are already paying employees $10.10 or more, so the EO is more for show than for real change.  As far as Executive Orders go, requiring employers to pay $10.10 if they have a federal contract is pretty mild.  Remember Affirmative Action is mandated by an Executive Order!  People think it is the “law of the land”.  It is an Executive Order.  Any president can rescind it.  They won’t.  The best way to improve workers’ lives is to allow the private sector to prosper and grow by reducing the strangling regulations and threats of more regulations.