As Twitchy reported earlier this week, Newark Mayor Cory Booker has accepted a challenge to live off of food stamps to draw attention to the plight of food stamp recipients. Booker confirmed today that he will be participating for one week in December:
We will be providing information on the #SNAPChallenge (http://t.co/Ko8e0VGY) starting on 12/4 – 12/11 in coming days
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 21, 2012
And tweeting about the experience:
I will document the #SNAPChallenge experience on @waywire @LinkedIn @Twitter and @Facebook 12/4 – 12/11
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 21, 2012
We, also, will be providing information in the coming days about how you can join us in the #SNAPChallenge
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 21, 2012
Booker has also called for more money for New Jersey public schools to fund things like nutrition. Actress Kirstie Alley, who agrees with Booker on this count, is pledging her support and vowing to participate in the SNAP Challenge as well:
@CoryBooker @proudamerican8 Children can not learn or concentrate if they are hungry and under nourished. It's tax money well spent. I'm
in— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) November 21, 2012
But while Alley agrees with Booker that better nutrition for children is a cause worth supporting, she also shines a spotlight on misuse of tax dollars:
@CoryBooker @proudamerican8 NOW for my extremely LONG list of TAX dollars that are NOT well spent… ITS endless.. ugh…;)
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) November 21, 2012
Still, if it’s for the children …
I'm
as far from a socialist as you'll find.But when it comes to children,it is our duty to help them…PS smart children AID the economy..:)— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) November 21, 2012
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