Bernie Sanders is only presidential candidate who pays his interns

[Cheese Sandwich]

A new study has revealed that only one presidential hopeful out of a total of 16 candidates pays their interns.

Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator and Democrat, pays his interns $10.10 per hour, as reported by The Washington Post.

Christina Greer, assistant professor of political science at Fordham University, and Alexis Grenell, a political strategist and columnist, hired a student at $15 per hour to find out how each candidate employs interns.

Despite many candidates discussing how to reduce student debt, which leaves seven out of 10 students down $29,000 on average upon graduation, the vast majority of the politicians use a glut of unpaid interns to propel their White House success.

Unpaid internships are also a political issue - there is a racial divide between the median wealth of white households, which is 10 and 13 times more than Hispanic and black households respectively.

In August, Hillary Clinton tweeted out an internship application, asking for a CV and two letters of reference. A few days later, she was asking students to tweet her about how “student loan debt makes you feel.”
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more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/only-one-presidential-candidate-pays-their-interns-a6863016.html

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Good, but I think we're donating enough he could pay $15/hr :)

Give em a raise!

[lasttrip]

2. kudos to bernie..

he also pays his bills..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280112858


thanks for the post Cheese Sandwich.
Peace.
LT

[Cheese Sandwich]

3. That's good to know

Thank you as well.