In a stunt designed to draw attention to raising the minimum wage, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and a handful of fellow Democrats are participating in a week long challenge to live on the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Titled “Live the Wage Challenge,” the goal is to live for a week on a $77 budget.
On Thursday, Schakowsky tweeted her menu for the week to show the great sacrifice she’s making, having to scrape by on things such as tuna salad, hard boiled eggs and Ramen noodles — the poor dear.
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But leave it to the likes of conservative firebrand Michele Malkin and a few other Twitter users to remind Schakowsky it’s not a “human rights crime” to eat Ramen noodles, and that they’re a staple in a lot of pantries. They even served up a few suggestions on how to spruce up the dish on the cheap!
Twitchy.com chronicled some of the more epic tweets, beginning with Malkin’s initial response:
This is my pantry. It is not an internatl human rights crime to eat cheap Ramen. #LiveTheWage @janschakowsky pic.twitter.com/sR5wRfmcSb
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) July 24, 2014
@michellemalkin #MyRightWingRamenNoodleStash pic.twitter.com/AFSMAkDsK5
— Keep Calm and Carry (@johnnyfriegas) July 24, 2014
Is it too late to get in on this #ramen thing @michellemalkin @janschakowsky I spend $30-35 per week for groceries… pic.twitter.com/1Vf85HLh8b
— Roy (@watchdog_jedi) July 24, 2014
@michellemalkin @janschakowsky Best Ramen cook book ever! pic.twitter.com/JI7adQ04x6
— Little Old Lady (@Walter_Lucas872) July 24, 2014
@watchdog_jedi @michellemalkin @janschakowsky My stash. #ramen Always add Sriracha! pic.twitter.com/g1hZVh2SYj — Mike Werkowski (@MikeWerk) July 24, 2014
@MTcarrie The options are endless. You can even add different Ramen flavor packets. It’s an adventure. @michellemalkin @janschakowsky
— Ashten (@ashtenthinks) July 24, 2014
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