10 Things Candidates for the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court Should Do To Become Eligible for Election, Re-election, or Appointment for Public Service
- Step away from all existing resources, including housing, and live exclusively for a month on the federal minimum wage of $ 7.25 which has not increased since 2009.
- Apply for minimum wage jobs in which depending upon each state’s minimum wage, they will earn between $7.25 to $17.00 an hour nationwide.
- Find housing.
- Pay for rent, groceries, and gas or public transportation each week.
- Get sick and go to the doctors or hospital without health insurance, then apply for Medicaid or Medicare.
- Attempt to get mental health care and other social support services.
- Spend three full days and nights in an emergency department at their local hospital.
- Spend five nights in a homeless shelter, on the street, or in an encampment with no personal resources. Two nights have to be 32 degrees or colder.
- Spend five days and nights with police and emergency first responders; learn to help revive individuals with NARCAN.
