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ryanklee
on June 30, 2011
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Calling Bullshit on Unpaid Interships
4.9% of US pop. working at or below minimum wage is hardly insignificant.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2009.htm
yummyfajitas
on July 1, 2011
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You are misreading. It's 0.8% of the US population and 4.9% of hourly (i.e., nonsalaried) workers.
ryanklee
on July 1, 2011
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Ah, yes, thanks. Still, I doubt 3.6 mil workers is an economically ineffectual number.
OstiaAntica
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They are all teenagers or part-timers.
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