The hourly rate you need to afford a two-bedroom apartment in every state

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(06-08-2016, 06:48 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: When I was in school back in 2005, I had a Co-Op job writing Java for a insurance company and they paid me $14.50 per hour.

Now, imagine that same Co-Op job writing Java and minimum wage is $15.00 an hour. I think the insurance company would cut the program or have to pay college students $22.00 to $25.00 an hour just to get them in there. 

Co-Op jobs are a fantastic thing for college students since they actually teach real life application and how real life work is. Would raising the minimum wage close this expierience off to students?

So if you were given the choice between an intern position that would teach you a valuable skill for future employment you would pass it up in order to work at McDonalds for the exact same pay?

This makes no sense.