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>>. >> john: my first job was on an assembly line. i stuck pieces of metal and plastic together for a company of american photo equipment. on the assembly line, i hated the job. it was hot and boring, but working there made me eager to get good grades in school. then i got a researcher job at a tv station. somebody wanted me to cover to fire and to my surprise, that became a career. i never planned to be a tv reporter. i didnt even watch tv news. i didnt take a journalism course. that is why i t...

Help. >> john: right after that interview i told two people about that restaurant. one waited for the start of business monday and dropped off his resume. he thought that was more professional. he still hasnt been offered a job. the other job seeker just showed up saturday morning. he got the job and he is here. would you stand up. tell us what happened? you just showed up? >> i showed up and i applied. >> john: and he said ill hire you and put you in a kitchen, minimum wage but within a few day...

Unreasonable to say that there are jobs out there that are going unfulfilled for long periods of time. in many of these jobs you dont have to have a college education. most of them you dont have to have a college education. a lot of people we talk to, young men simply had a high school degree. >> john: you did this report. lets play a clip. >> all we ever hear there is no jobs in america. what if i told you that in that building right there high paying jobs sit vacant for sometimes up to a year....

Hard work. >> i was a garbage man. one of those guys that rode on the back of the truck. you threw them in and they had big heavy metal pails and sometimes you would pick it up. >> john: and it taught valuable lessons. >> it most certainly did. i decided i never wanted to be a professional person that put money in those paper things. i decided i have to have a job. i wanted to be a lawyer because i knew i would be trouble and i wouldnt be able to afford a lawyer so i ultimately became a lawyer. ...

Otherwise to get a bachelors degree, instead of making philosophy, may be ill major in nursing. instead of getting a b.a.in biology, maybe i should be an engineer. by and large the studies show those with the college degree earn $300,000 more in their life than with a high school degree. by and large, its a very good idea to get a college degree. sometime the economy should right itself and payoff for having a college degree will be even bigger. >> john: so a lot of you will be deep in debt and ...

Week for six weeks and bugged them, asking if they needed anybody for after school help. >> john: they finally hired her. outside a nearby welfare office, i was told there are no jobs. >> there is nothing out there. >> no jobs around? >> really, i asked them to check it out. wayne few blocks of that welfare office. they found lots of businesses that want on hire people. >> yes, we are hiring. >> they wish more people would apply. >> we need two for three people all the time. >> out of 79 busines...

Anything. literally some of the high school kids, at my old place we had a lot of high school skids kids. we moved to the restaurant. some of the high school kids want a job, i have to teach them how to clean the toilet. they dont know how to clean the toilet. >> john: california raised it to $8 an hour. what does that hurt? >> inexperienced worker, the person that the doesnt have experience. >> they dont get hired. >> keeps pushing them off. >> john: you dont hire them? >> we hire somebody that...

You say how far should i jump. >> john: and they would hire on construction sites kids that learned on the job. that is gone, too? >> prop 13 you dont have the jobs learning how to weld. >> john: its illegal for the employer to bring a kid on and see if he is good at it. >> for free, yeah. >> john: public supports higher minimum wage. survey found two-thirds that specialize in labor law and labor economics say it does kill jobs but the public doesnt get that? >> more of the public should be an e...

>>. [ applause ] >> john: were back with your questions for my guests. steven greenhouse, author that says interns are abused. hannah jackman and restaurant owner, merv crisp but first, any legal job is a contract between employees and employers as long as interns are not forced to work free. contract isnt breached. what right does government have to interfere. it applies to minimum wage. i think she makes a lot of sense >> i didnt say all interns are abused. i said some experts say that there a...

Anything. literally some of the high school kids, at my old place we had a lot of high school skids kids. we moved to the restaurant. some of the high school kids want a job, i have to teach them how to clean the toilet. they dont know how to clean the toilet. >> john: california raised it to $8 an hour. what does that hurt? >> inexperienced worker, the person that the doesnt have experience. >> they dont get hired. >> keeps pushing them off. >> john: you dont hire them? >> we hire somebody that...