It is a small victory but your Wonkette will take it: U.S. District Judge William Pauley, hero to the working classes, issued a summary judgment this week affirming that people need to be paid for work. Yes, Wonketteers, we are still debating the relative merits and various philosophies behind paying people to do work (see previous iterations of this debate
I was gonna call that the "new math", but it's really the old math. I'm not sure how old, because I'm not sure when slavery was invented, but it is pretty damned old.
Slave labor is cost-effective when you're making goods for export -- unlike Henry Ford, you don't care if the locals can afford your products. You spend only enough to keep the slaves healthy (healthy enough to keep working).
May it just be said here that unpaid internships are yet<i> another</i> subsidy to the children of the Riches, who can afford to build their r&eacute;sum&eacute;s with &quot;internships&quot; while working class kids are flipping burgers to make moniez for food.
Plus, Jeebus Christ, employers&mdash;didn&#039;t you get the word about slavery in 1863?
On the plus side, the workmans comp rate on a salary of $0.00/hour is&mdash;wait a sec, let me look it up&mdash;that&#039;s right: 0.00%. And you oughta see how often these unpaid interns come in late or have to leave early for &quot;doctor&#039;s appointments,&quot; or want the day off to &quot;study&quot; for finals. Honestly, their sense of entitlement is appalling.
I was gonna call that the &quot;new math&quot;, but it&#039;s really the old math. I&#039;m not sure how old, because I&#039;m not sure when slavery was invented, but it is pretty damned old.
Slave labor is cost-effective when you&#039;re making goods for export -- unlike Henry Ford, you don&#039;t care if the locals can afford your products. You spend only enough to keep the slaves healthy (healthy enough to keep working).
They&#039;ll make virtual exposure dollars, like bitcoins, so it will be easier to spend them.
Well, the &quot;doctor&#039;s appointment&quot; excuse is obviously bogus, given the salary ($0.00) and medical benefits (ditto).
AOT,K.
not while there&#039;s still a B in the White House.
fify
So does this mean HuffPo is about to pull the plug?
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May it just be said here that unpaid internships are yet<i> another</i> subsidy to the children of the Riches, who can afford to build their r&eacute;sum&eacute;s with &quot;internships&quot; while working class kids are flipping burgers to make moniez for food.
Plus, Jeebus Christ, employers&mdash;didn&#039;t you get the word about slavery in 1863?
On the plus side, the workmans comp rate on a salary of $0.00/hour is&mdash;wait a sec, let me look it up&mdash;that&#039;s right: 0.00%. And you oughta see how often these unpaid interns come in late or have to leave early for &quot;doctor&#039;s appointments,&quot; or want the day off to &quot;study&quot; for finals. Honestly, their sense of entitlement is appalling.
The comments &quot;in moderation&quot; squeal occasionally, but eventually that stops for some reason.