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In reply to the discussion: 'This is a disgrace': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams her future colleagues in Congress... [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)96. I was in a position where I could work for free but it wasn't easy
It was a big sacrifice and my family wasn't able to help much. But it was worth it.
But for people who simply can't afford it at all, there are still many opportunities to work on the Hill, either as a paid staffer or paid intern.
Contrary to what's been suggested here, all internships aren't free. Some Members offer both paid and unpaid internship - AOC isn't proposing anything that many Members aren't already doing. The House itself and the Committees offer all manner of paid internship - separate from those offered by individual Members. And many outside organizations place interns and fellows in Member offices and pay them. For example: https://www.cbcfinc.org/internships/internship-eligibility-the-application-process/
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'This is a disgrace': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams her future colleagues in Congress... [View all]
babylonsister
Dec 2018
OP
The adjunct prof. system is a huge rip off of the talent and labor of adjunct profs.
brush
Dec 2018
#36
Absolutely. We should value our intellectuals as much as our football players. Financially.
Midnight Writer
Dec 2018
#62
Damn Straight. Unpaid interns mean that only wealthy families can fund their kids as interns.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2018
#61
i had a friend who was an unpaid intern and she considered it a privledge...and she..
samnsara
Dec 2018
#106
While some might find the means, it is very difficult to find lodging, transport, food & entertain.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2018
#114
Unpaid internships shut a lot of people out of certain jobs, and many unpaid internships, under the
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2018
#3
Isn't the cue for Fox to tell us her opinion is invalid because of her shoes?
knightmaar
Dec 2018
#9
I think we all know who her mentor is. There's a reason why these people are interns....
George II
Dec 2018
#18
The main issue is that if even college kids do not get paid enough to afford DC rents.
Blue_true
Dec 2018
#20
I had to forego an internship in the State Department in 1989 because I couldn't afford it.
Pacifist Patriot
Dec 2018
#113
Internships aren't a barrier - they're an opportunity that otherwise would not be available
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#117
Internships are not a barrier. Unpaid internships most assuredly can be and frequently are.
Pacifist Patriot
Dec 2018
#119
This sounds an awful lot like the Con's "No one makes a career out of Walmart or McDonalds." nt
MadDAsHell
Dec 2018
#132
Based on a consumer report I heard on the radio when I was in junior high school
rocktivity
Dec 2018
#15
See how great it is to have someone speak up instead of "business as usual" !
pdsimdars
Dec 2018
#22
Ridiculous and distorting title from capitalist rag fearing the power of social democracy.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2018
#32
unpaid internships allow only the wealthy to gain access and entry into elite businesses
TeamPooka
Dec 2018
#40
Not me! She's turning me on! And I wasn't a big supporter of hers, didn't think she had it.
SharonAnn
Dec 2018
#65
Unpaid internships give rich kids and their rich parents unique access to our policy makers.
Yavin4
Dec 2018
#93
the point of an internship is slave labor. Its a brilliant scam. It doesn't have to be the way it is
JCanete
Dec 2018
#101
why does it foreshadow that. that makes no bloody sense. It foreshadows her promoting a living wage
JCanete
Dec 2018
#135
"My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -
samnsara
Dec 2018
#105
No, not all labor legislation. But they are exempt from some provisions.
Pacifist Patriot
Dec 2018
#120
My parents wouldn't allow me to take internships, I had to wash dishes in a restaurant
IronLionZion
Dec 2018
#118
She's a hard charger who just needs a bit of seasoning. Her potential is extraordinary.
VOX
Dec 2018
#136
Does she realize that Congress included pay for interns in this year's budget?
George II
Dec 2018
#138