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John Garamendi writes: Could you live on $262 a week?
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger: I write to you today regarding the proposed executive order to reduce the minimum wage of 200,000 of California's state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour. As you contemplate signing this executive order, please ask yourself - how would you feed and care for your family on $262 per week ($1,048 per month)? How would your hardworking staff fare on these minimal earnings? Could you and your family do it for one week? California Lt. Governer John Garamendi served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia in the 1960's.
John Garamendi writes: Could you live on $262 a week?
Garamendi: Could you live on $262 a week?
Lt. Gov. John Garamendi has joined the parade of Democrats criticizing the governor's plan to temporarily slash state worker salaries to the federal minimum wage.
Here's Garamendi's letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
I write to you today regarding the proposed executive order to reduce the minimum wage of 200,000 of California's state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour.
As you contemplate signing this executive order, please ask yourself - how would you feed and care for your family on $262 per week ($1,048 per month)? How would your hardworking staff fare on these minimal earnings? Could you and your family do it for one week?
It is our duty, as elected officials of this great State, to find solutions to the many challenging problems that face California, such as the state budget. Those solutions should always look to improve the quality of life for all Californians, not impede it.
Please walk a week in a state worker's shoes before you sign this executive order and imagine yourself and your family surviving on $262 per week.
Sincerely,
JOHN GARAMENDI
Lieutenant Governor
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