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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hey, Hillary! Pay Your Interns [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)59. Just wondering where all the outrage from HC supporters was over a month ago.
It seems to be bottomless now that they found out Bernie only pays his interns $12/hour and 80-90% of their health insurance.
It's the hypocrisy, George.
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Why do they need all this structure? They're candidates, people will volunteer
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#61
I think the interns are probably more interested in post election "favors"
NorthCarolina
Jun 2015
#10
This is like saying no one is forcing poor kids to join the military--when that is the only
tblue37
Jul 2015
#46
The only thing I see on Sanders' website is about volunteering — that means free.
NYC Liberal
Jun 2015
#16
Wow. It's not like she can't afford it with all that Wall Street cash sloshing around
Cheese Sandwich
Jun 2015
#18
This creates a class bubble of the sort that repelled and infuriated us in Romney's campaign. nt
tblue37
Jul 2015
#47
Crap link: Requested Information Not Found We're sorry we were unable to process your request. Plea
Divernan
Jul 2015
#34
Interns aren't really volunteers though. They usually need an internship for school credit.
Cheese Sandwich
Jul 2015
#32
Yep. In every field that I've been involved with, an internship means class credit and a commitment
Luminous Animal
Jul 2015
#38
"Is Hillary Clinton mis-classifying her employees so she doesn’t have to pay them? "
Cheese Sandwich
Jul 2015
#40
This story has been dormant for over a month, so............let's resurrect it AGAIN!
George II
Jul 2015
#52
Just wondering where all the outrage from HC supporters was over a month ago.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2015
#59