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KamaAina

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84. Well, then, Malia and Sasha better get packing for Seattle

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Fri Jun 20, 2014, 06:43 PM

Jun 2014

and its $15/hr. minimum wage!

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Obamas want daughters to get taste of life on minimum wage [View all] n2doc Jun 2014 OP

I hope they get their desire fulfilled rurallib Jun 2014 #1

Work is work. darkangel218 Jun 2014 #2

If they get to work/volunteer at any minimum wage job place, it will be enough to understand and res yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #30

article goes on to say Malia was spotted on set of CBS KoKo Jun 2014 #9

That's called "slumming it," and it's very easy to do when you know there's an end point. Brickbat Jun 2014 #3

The point is not the money. It is realizing how hard it is to do almost any job that is not being a jwirr Jun 2014 #4

Most jobs are not hard at all. former9thward Jun 2014 #5

That has not been my experience. But then I have worked as a maid and housekeeper a greater jwirr Jun 2014 #7

Mine Neither RobinA Jun 2014 #50

sounds like you have had a soft life. mopinko Jun 2014 #8

Humans are meant to be on their feet. former9thward Jun 2014 #17

not exactly. laundry_queen Jun 2014 #19

I agree with the concrete. former9thward Jun 2014 #21

My Understanding RobinA Jun 2014 #51

Really? toddwv Jun 2014 #13

Which is why this thing with the Obama girls is a stunt. former9thward Jun 2014 #15

Bullshit. Experiencing something uncomfortable that you don't have to experience teaches empathy. phleshdef Jun 2014 #20

It teaches you that you have to do photo ops when you are in the public eye. former9thward Jun 2014 #22

Wow, theres healthy cynicism and then theres you. phleshdef Jun 2014 #25

If this was the Bush girls posters would be laughing at it. former9thward Jun 2014 #29

And I'd chastise them for their unwarranted bitter derangement in that case as well. phleshdef Jun 2014 #33

You do get that the Obamas both worked . . . brush Jun 2014 #39

When did Michelle Obama have time to work a minimum wage job? former9thward Jun 2014 #47

it's right in the original post where she worked minimum wage. nt brush Jun 2014 #55

It says she worked at a book binding shop. former9thward Jun 2014 #60

Well we know she wasn't making much at a bookbinding shop. nt brush Jun 2014 #62

no comparison. mopinko Jun 2014 #41

yes because whenever two different people qazplm Jun 2014 #53

Irrelevant because the Bushes would never do this in the first place treestar Jun 2014 #73

Yes, most parents do. former9thward Jun 2014 #75

Time will tell treestar Jun 2014 #86

Yes, look at all the empathy packman Jun 2014 #45

Bullshit. That's one *possible* lesson. X_Digger Jun 2014 #80

a-ha. just like a slip, your agenda is showing. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #93

Had yours for a long time. former9thward Jun 2014 #95

I take it you never had to hoof roofing shingles up a forty foot ladder Dragonfli Jun 2014 #24

No, I just worked on top of a 2000 degree coke oven battery at a steel mill. former9thward Jun 2014 #26

But that wasn't hard work huh? Dragonfli Jun 2014 #31

Well some days I would have rather been in Hawaii... former9thward Jun 2014 #40

Then , having experience how hard work is, how can you deny it's hard? Dragonfli Jun 2014 #46

no, the term "slumming it" is when you and your friends go to a dive bar late at night snooper2 Jun 2014 #16

"Walk a mile in my shoes" Demit Jun 2014 #18

But "working" like this doesn't do it, when you always have an out. alarimer Jun 2014 #71

I'm sad that you define empathy like that. Demit Jun 2014 #78

It could also be called valuable perspective for people who will be in powerful positions one day BeyondGeography Jun 2014 #37

^^^^ this. Saphire Jun 2014 #38

Come on! They are kids! dem in texas Jun 2014 #43

Sadly you are correct. But it's the most the Obamas will be able to do at this point. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #48

I was forced to pick cotton one summer Nevernose Jun 2014 #74

I can respect that. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #6

During the summers when I was a teenager, I worked in an egg processing plant where LibGranny Jun 2014 #10

It's a noble idea, but awfully hard for to put in practice KoKo Jun 2014 #11

Simple solution to that Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #14

Yes! OldEurope Jun 2014 #66

+1. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2014 #79

Not possible, alas. Orsino Jun 2014 #12

It's only real if you work without a net. Iggo Jun 2014 #23

Better than nothing, I guess. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #27

Oh, absolutley better than nothing. Iggo Jun 2014 #36

Better than most rich people who would never have their children experience this randys1 Jun 2014 #28

I appreciate the attempt Egnever Jun 2014 #32

Well you could never teach me how it feels to be an amputee without cutting off my legs. phleshdef Jun 2014 #35

Typing envelopes for .01 cent each and ... CountAllVotes Jun 2014 #34

The thought's nice... freebrew Jun 2014 #42

At least they're trying, JoeyT Jun 2014 #44

n2doc, It's good to know the parents remember their struggles. saidsimplesimon Jun 2014 #49

i've worked with rich kids slumming it, knowing they'll go back to a pivileged lifestyle unblock Jun 2014 #52

Got my first real job at age 15. A combination of the hellacious heat, concrete floors, & low wages Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #54

With the parents they have, I think they will learn. It'll be a little easier when they move back... Hekate Jun 2014 #58

I couldn't agree more. However, the girls lives' are changed forever. Normalcy, whatever that..... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #59

How much will the Secret Service cost to watch them at their minimum wage jobs? rug Jun 2014 #56

How much did the SS cost to watch the Bush Twins party hearty? Hekate Jun 2014 #61

Anything but a lame photo op to show "solidarity". rug Jun 2014 #63

How about Malia's school trip to Mexico to do some charitable work? Hekate Jun 2014 #65

I hadn't heard about it. Proves the point. Good for them. rug Jun 2014 #67

Tut, tut. Sarcasm doesn't become you. Hekate Jun 2014 #68

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I applaud them for this. Sissyk Jun 2014 #57

The fact that they "know" it's only temporary, makes the experience into a fun thing to do SoCalDem Jun 2014 #64

this is silly qazplm Jun 2014 #70

someone who's never lost a child will never understand someone who has- KittyWampus Jun 2014 #81

This reminds me of an interesting thought experiment I recently had WatermelonRat Jun 2014 #72

We should all be FORCED to be RICH for a MONTH!! leftstreet Jun 2014 #76

^^^thread winner KG Jun 2014 #91

Minimum wage workers get bodyguards, and journalists snapping photos, and an entourage? davidn3600 Jun 2014 #77

I give them points for trying - TBF Jun 2014 #82

My kids have experienced low wage, grinding jobs. hunter Jun 2014 #83

Well, then, Malia and Sasha better get packing for Seattle KamaAina Jun 2014 #84

A good goal quakerboy Jun 2014 #85

The Obama girls sure have a LOT of that "white male privilege", that's for sure! nt Romulox Jun 2014 #87

No 600,000 dollar a year jobs looming in their futures? CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #88

I worked in a sweat shop when I was twelve, but it was voluntary... sort of. meaculpa2011 Jun 2014 #89

And a taste is all it will be Generic Brad Jun 2014 #90

I would be more likely to believe that the president cares about struggling Americans, woo me with science Jun 2014 #92

(chuckle) KG Jun 2014 #94