Pat Quinn’s Cheap Gimmick
Via National Review
Embattled Illinois governor Pat Quinn will be living on the minimum wage this week.
Well, sort of. Quinn, a Democrat, won’t actually earn the minimum wage — he will continue to pull down the governor’s salary of $177,412, live in the governor’s mansion, and be chauffeured around town. But he will pretend to earn just $79 this week, the amount that activists claim is left from the state’s $8.25 per hour minimum wage after deducting housing, transportation, and taxes.
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