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>> absolutely. something called the free market. who thought that could raise peoples wages. a lot of people start at the minimum wage and then work their way up. >> absolutely. the ones that dont have the knowledge need it. interns. they want the knowledge is the information. the information is the wealth. that is how you make it. >> john: so you build a business you create jobs and you have 28 employees now. half the employees earn about $18 an hour. the average hourly wage in america is $16.5...

>> how about if you get no money no credit? >> i think its fair. once you start making demands on companies to pay you academic credit. they say i dont want the hassle. i would rather see something else. >> john: abc where i used to work, in tune with the latest democratic party thinking. they decided, we cant have these internships where we dont pay anybody. they decided before it was publicized. were going to pay everybody $10 an hour. that is great for those well connected internships that go...

I had the job of getting all the coins in cash register and putting all the pennies in the paper rolls and dimes and quarters. it was stuffing those paper rolls. >> john: many worked long hours. my mom would pick me up at 2:00 in the morning. she was raising five kids, not just me. the third night this happened she said, billy, you need to find another job. >> john: shannon bream helped her mother? >> i had to go around every pane of glass after they were painted and scrape off glue and paint. >...

So why do countries enact minimum wage laws. >> john: politicians are dumb? >> maybe they are smart. maybe above average, i doubt that. [ laughter ] >> but clearly the government is going back many, many years decided that we have to set a floor for wages because when unemployment is as high as it is 13 million people. >> john: what the floor? >> the debate what the floor you are right. >> $8 a good, why not a hundred dollars an hour. well all be better off. >> i think they have enacted minimum ...

Famous fashion house, she worked 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. sometimes she worked weekends and wasnt paid at all. a lot of the time she didnt have things to do, she ran errands. >> john: she can quit. >> that is true. we believe that companies should follow the rules. that is a conservative notion, companies should not break the law. >> john: dumb rule. >> then changes the rules. people in company should lobby the labor department to change the rules. >> john: you help students find internships? >> a...

He wants to cut supported for vocational? >> i think its cool to have a job and buy a car than sit at home without a job. john, i would wholeheartedly agree there is a major push from washington go to college, go to a four-year university. take out the student loans if you have to. why arent we saying there is another route. the ceo of that company that i went out to visit he was vocational school kid. he came out of vocational school and got a job and prison en to the top of the company. he did...

Hoot that early in the morning to make a little money. >> his first job was working double-decker buses? >> it taught me a lot. how to deal with drunks and deal with general public. it also taught you punk wallet. you may not be late when appearing for your shift. it was one of the toughest jobs i ever had but im glad i did it. >> john: nick learned a lists he was not supposed to learn? >> i worked as a page in my hometown library. i was supposed to put books away. i took a cart of books and i r...

I am breaking the law because im not paying you. but it cant be the immediate benefit of the employer. >> john: aside what the lawyers have worked out as a reporter, what is wrong with benefiting? its win-win. >> its win-win in many ways but there are people with unemployment so high, many people are saying, well it would be great if employers instead of taking all these smart young people without paying them. >> john: hire people and pay them but replacing paying work? >> i wrote the story wher...

>> supreme court of the united states chosen by a duly elected president years ago set forth these rules how the workplace should be governed. until they are changed by the supreme court those are the rules we are supposed to follow. >> john: we are lawbreakers and i have employed lots of interns. thanks. we tell you about some teenagers in high school who have high paying first jobs. sthui possible? plus stories about first jobs, she bill oreilly. >> my first job at 15 was working at an ice cre...

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...