During President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday, he said he intends to require federal contractors to pay employees a wage of at least $10.10 an hour.

His plea to all states to raise their minimum wage is getting mixed reviews."With the President's announcement in the State of the Union that he will use his power to mandate all government contractors pay $10.10 minimum per hour, this issue is in the forefront now more than ever," said Marlyn Kissner, executive vice president, Northern Region of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and Carbon Chamber and Economic Development.Kissner said the issue is not whether employers are against people making $10.10 an hour, it is where the additional money comes from to pay that rate."Should small businesses charge more for their products?" she asked. "Should they lay off employees? If there is no additional monies coming in, something must be cut."In 2014, various states have set new minimum wages: Arizona is $7.90; Colorado, $8; Connecticut, $8.70; Florida, $7.93; Missouri, $7.50; Montana, $7.90; New Jersey, $8.25; New York, $8; Ohio, $7.95; Oregon, $9.10; Rhode Island, $8; Vermont, $8.73; and Washington $9.32.Pennsylvania set its minimum wage to $7.25 in 2012.Some of our Facebook readers weighed in on the subject.Kimberly D Balogach said, "This will equal less jobs. Companies won't be able to pay the associates. Plus, everything else will rise in price, so what good is raising it?"Courtney Smith agreed. "Everything else goes up no matter what the minimum wage is."Brian Gerhard said the hike should be a lot higher. "Too much corporate greed," he said.Jillian Card likes the idea. "Maybe then so many people wouldn't have to work six jobs just to support their families."She added, "If those people didn't have to work more than one job it would open up spots for those people that can't find work."Sharona M. Wieand said, "Minimum wage at its rate now doesn't cover gas and survival for people to travel to the jobs they can get, which typically are 30-plus minutes away."Robert Grey Ritchie said it will only raise the cost of everything else. "Try lowering the cost of fuel," he said.