Posted on 01/05/2012 2:51:47 PM PST by Nachum
An unbylined item appearing at the Associated Press shortly after midnight (captured in full as a graphic here due to its brevity; for fair use and discussion purposes) crowed about how President Barack Obama "is looking to boost summer job prospects for kids," has "gotten commitments for nearly 180,000 youth employment opportunities for next summer," and only says that "Many of the positions would be unpaid training opportunities."
How many? Well, most, according to the Hill's Eric Wasson:
Obama to launch summer-jobs initiative
President Obama on Thursday will unveil a summer-jobs initiative that the White House says is already on track to create 180,000 “work opportunities” in the private sector in 2012.
That is the number of opportunities, which includes mentoring and unpaid internships, that companies have told the administration they are willing to create. Some 70,000 jobs are paid, the White House says.
The initiative was hatched after Congress failed to approve a $1.5 billion summer-jobs fund that President Obama had been seeking as part of the American Jobs Act.
“Today’s announcement is the latest in a series of executive actions the Obama administration is taking to strengthen the economy and move the country forward because we can’t wait for Congress to act,” a White House statement reads.
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Unpaid, so just yutes to get out the vote?
Who knew he meant to fund them both at zero?
Cheers!
Who knew he meant to fund them both at zero?
Cheers!
“you can experience work without any of the nauseating side effects like income! this will prepare you for what re-education camp is like.”
And you help America by reducing the unemployment rate.
Soviet-era black humor joke: “We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us”.
How can we the people fight the media slobbering over and lying for BO?
This is sick
I wonder how many internships and unpaid jobs companies typically offer? I am betting it is the same number as always
sent him back to his adopted country Indonesia...
Do they get benefits I have to pay for?
I'm wondering how they're going to get around the minimum wage laws. They apply to training positions, as well.
Of course, The Obamasiah can wave his wand and make them disappear...
This is just one more bald challenge to Congressional authority. When the GOP Senate folded up on the Payroll Tax Extension, they asked for this kind of treatment.
Remember this, guys?????
Obama Administration Considers Cracking Down on Unpaid Internships
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