Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky continued over the weekend to live the minimum wage challenge, during which politicians limit their food expenses to $77 a week ($290 a week income at $7.25 an hour less $176.48 for housing and $35.06 for taxes).
Over the weekend I continued on the #LiveTheWage challenge. Mornings I had cereal & banana, for lunch I had tuna salad sandwich.
— Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) July 28, 2014
@janschakowsky Boo hoo. Sounds like what I eat every day by choice. Not everyone gets to eat out at fancy restaurants every day or wants to.
— kenzie45230 (@kenzie45230) July 28, 2014
.@janschakowsky Most people I see with food stamps in the walmart check out line look fat n happy
— Jess (@jesie_ann) July 28, 2014
#LiveTheWage just gives me a glimpse into the life of a low wage worker. Point is $7.25 isn't enough to live on. We must #RaiseTheWage!
— Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) July 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/notalemming/status/493821948716011520
@janschakowsky @RepTimRyan @Ted_Strickland Nothing but RESPECT for you all choosing to #LiveTheWage. We're tired of inaction in Congress!
— Dr. Patricia A. Stukes PhD (@jusbcas) July 28, 2014
Hold off on that respect for former Ohio governor Ted Strickland; he didn’t make it. He lived, that is; he just couldn’t finish the challenge.
Diet of bologna, eggs and mac & cheese didn't help: Ex-governor tries and fails to live on a minimum wage budget: http://t.co/bh5t0X68SG
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 29, 2014
A former Democratic governor who just couldn’t stick to a budget. Imagine.
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