Conservative Perspective

Apparently unpaid student internships are illegal.

Unless the company providing the internship “derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern” (US Labor Dept).

So I guess Bill Clinton broke that law too.

Sorry, I had to.

But this is seriously stupid. Kids are getting paid. It may not be with actual currency, but that real world business experience is invaluable. And students WANT to go out and get an internship even though they know they won’t be paid because they see the long term benefits of that opportunity. They’ll get paid more in the future, have a better chance at better jobs, and that unpaid internship can result in a lifetime paid career with the company they interned for. And when Stossel asked the audience, they said they learned more during their internship than they did during college.

And the owner of the Dallas Mavericks actually gets people begging him to become internships and that they would PAY HIM if he gave them an internship

Also, the Labor Department says that it’s better if the company’s operations are impeded by the internship……..

This is why I love watching Stossel. I learn about all these stupid things in the government. Although, stupid is too kind of a word to call this situation.

Stossel’s guest said internships hurt jobs because they work for free which means those who are unemployed don’t get those jobs because the interns are doing it for free.

This Stossel show also discussed that there are actually an incredible amount of jobs available during this economy but people feel that the jobs are beneath them and don’t want to do that.

Very interesting.