Obama Refuses To Pay His Interns
Jul 23, 2013 16:29:31 GMT -5
Post by PurplePuppy on Jul 23, 2013 16:29:31 GMT -5
Obama Refuses To Pay His Interns – Even Though He Demands To Raise Minimum Wage
Kristin Tate
July 23, 2013 10:39am PST
Obama’s own interns work a minimum of 45 hours per week — for no pay. But at the same time, Obama has been loudly demanding a higher minimum wage.
The hypocrisy is laughable.
White House interns work Monday through Friday, 9 am- 6 pm. But usually, the interns work even more hours than that. Not only are the interns not paid — they also receive no assistance to pay for housing or food.
So, essentially, Obama’s interns pay to work for him.
47 interns were hired to work for Obama this summer… 47! It seems like the White House could be taking advantage of this free labor. If the White House had hired 47 real workers at minimum wage, to do the same work as their interns, it would cost half a million dollars.
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The White House internship program is year-round. Besides just the White House, other government agencies utilize unpaid interns, too. The Daily Mail estimates that 30,000 unpaid interns work in Washington each summer.
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Now, I have no problem with unpaid internships. I myself did an unpaid internship at one point in my life, and learned a great deal. Here is the problem with Obama’s internship: while he is utilizing 47 uncompensated interns, he is simultaneously calling to increase the minimum wage, which is currently set at $7.25 per hour.
Mikey Franklin is an activist who plans to campaign to expose this hypocrisy. He will call it the “Fair Pay Campaign.” Franklin argues that unpaid internships are unfair, since some students cannot afford to pay for their own housing and food while they work for free. This gives those with wealthier families the advantage — and internships often lead to landing a better job.
On the other hand, however, unpaid internships can offer incredible experience for students who want to learn a trade or industry.
www.mrconservative.com/2013/07/21807-obama-refuses-to-pay-his-interns-even-though-he-demands-to-raise-minimum-wage/
Kristin Tate
July 23, 2013 10:39am PST
Obama’s own interns work a minimum of 45 hours per week — for no pay. But at the same time, Obama has been loudly demanding a higher minimum wage.
The hypocrisy is laughable.
White House interns work Monday through Friday, 9 am- 6 pm. But usually, the interns work even more hours than that. Not only are the interns not paid — they also receive no assistance to pay for housing or food.
So, essentially, Obama’s interns pay to work for him.
47 interns were hired to work for Obama this summer… 47! It seems like the White House could be taking advantage of this free labor. If the White House had hired 47 real workers at minimum wage, to do the same work as their interns, it would cost half a million dollars.
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The White House internship program is year-round. Besides just the White House, other government agencies utilize unpaid interns, too. The Daily Mail estimates that 30,000 unpaid interns work in Washington each summer.
9A80F636-0271-7E8C-6F149361495C5C6D_def
Now, I have no problem with unpaid internships. I myself did an unpaid internship at one point in my life, and learned a great deal. Here is the problem with Obama’s internship: while he is utilizing 47 uncompensated interns, he is simultaneously calling to increase the minimum wage, which is currently set at $7.25 per hour.
Mikey Franklin is an activist who plans to campaign to expose this hypocrisy. He will call it the “Fair Pay Campaign.” Franklin argues that unpaid internships are unfair, since some students cannot afford to pay for their own housing and food while they work for free. This gives those with wealthier families the advantage — and internships often lead to landing a better job.
On the other hand, however, unpaid internships can offer incredible experience for students who want to learn a trade or industry.
www.mrconservative.com/2013/07/21807-obama-refuses-to-pay-his-interns-even-though-he-demands-to-raise-minimum-wage/