That said, it was stupid for Gov. Haley to let this happen. It's not exactly "Tea Party" values, is it? It's not even smart politics.
Doesn't matter how much the Dems practice it or voters do by electing sons and daughters of politicians.
I have no idea what she's doing at a gift shop retail job at 14, but that's SC for you. Her daughter should learn how difficult it is to get a job in this economy, you know LIKE THE REST OF US.
Did you apply for a 20-hour-a-week gift shop job that pays $8 an hour, and get turned down?
If you live in Virginia, and want a part-time $8-an-hour job, apply for a job at Halloween Haunt at Kings Dominion; if you are closer to Busch Gardens, they probably are also hiring.
IT’s hard work, but a lot of fun.
You could also probably find a McDonalds pretty much in any city that would pay you $8. And Walmart is often hiring.
So far as I can tell, hard-working people should be able to get an $8 an hour job in this economy.
If a group of like minded citizens is trying to establish or reestablish a wiser,fairer,kinder,gentler,more exceptional America then wouldn't it be more in keeping with reality to have an important successful public figure's child,and a very young one at that, volunteering in some capacity or another.
I seem to recall the outrage many conservatives felt when they learned that the young"volunteer" Americorps workers received compensation.
It is not difficult to see how thoughtless it may seem to an average American struggling with financial problems to parade your fourteen year old daughter's job throughout the media. I have to wonder if there may not be quite a few older persons with or without families that may be looking for work,how might they feel? And,how would we feel if Malia got a job selling papers at the White House news stand?
I am a former human resource employee in a public agency and I used to get sick and tired of requests to find work for high level bureaucrats and politicians children. I would suggest that they have their children volunteer for a couple of years so that they might be more ready to participate and improve the world we live in. Several of them thanked me and I found placement for their children in positions that allowed them to see the world they never saw from their nice homes and private schools.
The jobs I found for children of important people were all volunteer work jobs,most of them in a government acute care hospital and/or clinics throughout the county. When they went off to college or entered the real work world they were giant steps ahead of most of their friends and/or fellow students/new employees.