The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 25, 2013 Poll: 80% of Americans Back Minimum Wage Hike ---------------------------------------------- A new poll released Wednesday by the National Employment Law Project Action Fund shows that 80 percent of Americans support raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour and adjusting it for costs of living. Seventy-five percent listed a minimum wage hike as a top congressional priority over the next year. .