Interns

Our almighty government now sees fit to make more decisions for youngsters (not youth, but young adults) by cracking down on unpaid interns. This January, the Labor Department released internship guidelines, saying that unpaid internships at for-profit companies can only be offered if you derive no immediate benefit from their work.

Many people derive great work experience and valuable networking opportunities from unpaid internships. Instituting these changes would create another barrier to employment of youth (we already have the minimum wage). This is just another example of how good intentions often backfire especially when there is no mechanism for weeding out what works and what doesn't.

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