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[–] StevieDedalus 5 points 82 points 87 points (+87|-5) ago
Wow $12 an hour...pretty good for an internship.
[–] [deleted] 1 point 26 points 27 points (+27|-1) ago
[–] flyawayhigh 1 point 25 points 26 points (+26|-1) ago (edited ago)
Someone is trying to seed the idea of hypocrisy in this custom title. But this is not hypocrisy.
This is a legal standard that Bernie is supporting. The best way that he can achieve this standard is from the White House. Traditionally, money is the most important deciding factor. At this point, it looks like Bernie is at a huge disadvantage in that area. One interesting reason for this disadvantage is the proliferation of low-paid or unpaid volunteers for candidates generally.
But most critically, as @VictorOscarAlphaTang, pointed out in this excellent comment on this page:
What we are seeing here is a refusal to lie down and let the corporate candidates crush this one.
This is no more hypocritical than refusals to "unilaterally disarm" nuclear weapons.
[–] pH_ 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Maybe if it's non-technical. I'm in Computer Science, and if you're being paid less than $20/hr for an internship you're being screwed unless you have some kind of crazy good benefits. Easy example, Microsoft pays developer interns $30/hr and follows a successful internship with a job offer.
[–] TexasComments [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
M&A at a friend's firm up on the East Coast [non-WS] pay their interns $40-60/hr. they also require a ridiculous pedigree and a willingness to work 18 hour days.
[–] Ishamoridin 2 points 2 points 4 points (+4|-2) ago
Pretty sure Bernie Sanders isn't employing a lot of developer interns, though I can see how your reply is tangentially related.
[–] retro_falcon 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Damn government jobs! I work as a software engineer full-time and I only $30/hr...
[–] jchhiminey 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Interns get paid??? WTF.
[–] Engineered_To_Fail 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Came here to say this. If they support his cause, they are more than willimg to do it for free.