In the commercial world, interns are generally paid what they’re worth. They’re often in school or new graduates who have minimal experience and require more supervision than regular staff. They get better with experience, but they usually don’t contribute much while they’re interns.

What’s the basis of the statement that Obama wouldn’t have been able to be an intern? His grandmother (who raised him after age 10) was a bank vice president and the private high school Obama attended currently costs $22,056 per year.