When the government of the United States was formed, the idea was that people would go to Washington to lead us for a short period of time and then they would return home to live under the laws that they had passed.  Well, times have changed.

Ed Morrissey at Hot Air reported yesterday on a move by the Obama Administration to make the use of unpaid interns in for-profit businesses illegal.  The Administration has stated that it feels the purpose of using interns is to avoid minimum-wage laws. 

Mr. Morrissey points out:

“It is amusing to see the Obama administration creating the image of poorly treated unpaid interns, when Mr. Obama’s Organizing for America offered internships to help elect the president in during his presidential campaign and are still offering up unpaid internships today. The Summer organizing program also does not even offer food, transportation, or housing stipends.”

Mr. Morrissey also notes that the unemployment rate among young adults is 26 per cent.  Internship programs in the past have provided young adults with work experience that has helped them in finding a job.  Ending internships makes finding employment more difficult for teenagers and new college graduates.

The rules ending internships only apply to for-profit organizations–the politically elite are exempt.