Washington, DC Internships

I think unpaid Washington, D.C. internships in Federal Government are unfair. How do they expect us to to live in DC for the summer/semester without any income. I mean sure they urge us to look for funding through non-profits, but those are rare. So, the majority of individuals who take unpaid DC government internships are rich. So they have every financial advantage in life (and probably education too) and now they have a political advantage. How about us who come from the middle class and who are on college loans? I can go on and on but I will stop there. Just frustrated.