Worst Political Cartoons

[N. De Plume]

It's more than insensitive; it's incompetent. You could have got her fired and disbarred. Obviously not right away during the depression, but you could even go ahead and make a complaint now, depending on how long ago it was.

We actually are filing a complaint. It's not too long ago.

Well, that’s no Freddy or Jason, but I guess that will do.

[nickiknack]

Who wants to bet that this person probably has a problem with it's alternatives, like Basic Income Guarantee or collective bargining for wages (like what is done in both Germany & Sweden). I see a good amount of people bitch about minimum wage, but they also have a problem with it's alternatives. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage#Alternatives

[StallChaser]

It's particularly outrageous that some interns pay for the privilege.

Why? How is it any different from a college class? Shit, one could make an argument that an internship is better than a college class because it gives you experience in the real world with people who actually do the job right now. For example, I'm a broadcasting student and the equipment we learn on (in our basic studio production class) is positively ancient, incredibly basic, and very behind the times. Even our professor wasn't an expert on the equipment, because he had never been on the technical side of the job until he got the professor gig. Real TV stations, on the other hand, tend to have more up-to-date equipment and people who are near experts at using it because they use it every single day. A friend of mine even got her "Advanced Studio Production" requirement waived due to the experience her minimum wage paying internship gave her. My school, at least my department, has a "not approved" list of companies who consistently used interns as either gofers (you're there to learn, not pick up coffee) or replacements for paid workers (you're their to learn as much as you can, not perform one task). There are companies that abuse the shit out of their interns, there are schools that don't keep a careful watch on their internship programs, but that does not mean the system itself is what has to be done away with.

Unpaid internships are bullshit.  How much did the "college credits that are worth something" actually cost the company?  You're basically saying that people should have to do a bunch of free work for the privilege of getting paid for their work in the future.  That privilege would, of course, be worth a lot, but it's ultimately a bullshit made-up requirement that's abused to get free work.  I'm all for work experience credit, but it should be a fully paid job for the work done, without any cut in pay just because they've signed off college credits at no cost to themselves.

[Lt. Fred]

Interns actually benefit business, by creating a better way to weed out incompetent applicants.

[Witchyjoshy]

Internships can be a way to get your foot in the door as a risk-free method.  They don't have to pay to train you, and at the same time, they get to see your work ethic.

Nowadays, you don't even seem to get an interview if they don't like how you cross your t's and dot your i's, so leaving an impression is valuable nowadays.

[Lt. Fred]

Internships can be a way to get your foot in the door as a risk-free method.  They don't have to pay to train you, and at the same time, they get to see your work ethic.

Nowadays, you don't even seem to get an interview if they don't like how you cross your t's and dot your i's, so leaving an impression is valuable nowadays.

Making people jump through hoops is an advantage for the employer, at no cost. There is no benefit for employees.

[Thejebusfire]

I don't know what's worse, the fact that they're blaming liberals for California's problems, the fact that the parthenon is in California (and takes up almost a quarter of it's land mass), or the fact that Arizona disappeared off the face of the earth.

[Osama bin Bambi]

Arizona disappearing off the face of the map isn't exactly what I'd call a "problem."

[Barbarella]

Arizona disappearing off the face of the map isn't exactly what I'd call a "problem."

*badabumpching!*

[N. De Plume]

It seems it just got annexed by New Mexico.

[kefkaownsall]

Uh the cradle of the west was Rome usually not Greece and oh wait Chuck Asay never mind

[Eniliad]

Arizona disappearing off the face of the map isn't exactly what I'd call a "problem."

There are a couple people I'd like to see make it to safety though. (Spoiler'd for massive image)

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Never change.

Back on topic: An exercise in tastelessness.

[Lt. Fred]

That's a really big airplane.

[e13]

1. Conservatives aren't really known for their support of the arts. That's all I have to say to the California toon.

2. In regards to the classy 9/11 reference, it's warrentless wire tapping. God forbid you have to have a good reason to tap someone's phone.

[kefkaownsall]

I will say the reason Cali is in bad shape is CONSERVATIVE support of ballot initiatives. 
Basically Cali's citizens kept voting for spending increases yet do not want to repeal their property tax cap.