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0 pointsJetSpiegel12y ago0 comments

I'm pretty sure that paying an intern or two for a few weeks to produce tangible results is well down on the "unnecessary government spending" ladder.

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bananas12y ago· 3 in thread

Interns doesn't mean free labour in Europe unlike the US. If every department has one, it's got a significant cost.

bgsacho12y ago

A significant cost for who? How many employees does the Danish government have?

Craig12512y ago

In the working age of 18-64, 27% of the population works under the Danish government.

JetSpiegelOP12y ago

Not free but cheap(er) than a regular worker.

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