>No middle-class college-educated person will work for $9.50 an hour-- it's a pride thing-- so the wage is reduced to a flat zero and the job type is redefined

>No middle-class college-educated person will work for $9.50 an hour-- it's a pride thing-- so the wage is reduced to a flat zero and the job type is redefined as a "learning experience". Wow -- that's pretty far removed from reality, at least as I've seen it. I know plenty of people with undergraduate degrees who work for that or less, because they can't find jobs related to their field. They would definitely work paid internships that were minimum wage, if it was part of the career path. In fact, that's about on par with what I get from teaching classes as an adjunct!