<p>I wonder if the libertarians looking at it from an economics point of view see this phenomenon as just an indication that the market clearing pay level for whatever type of entry level jobs these are has fallen to negative (i.e. not just fallen to zero for unpaid internships, but negative in that the employee has to pay to get the job).</p>
<p>Perhaps that should be a warning to people considering working in whatever these types of jobs are that (a) getting these jobs is fiercely competitive, and (b) one has to be from a supportive wealthy family to even afford to get in the game as far as the entry level unpaid (or pay tuition) internships go.</p>