Hypocrisy turns our stomachs, no matter our political party affiliation.

Taking full advantage of that little truism, the Employment Policies Institute put out word this week that the sponsors of legislation in Congress to bump up the minimum wage aren't exactly living up to the ideal behind their bill.

As it turns out, 96 percent of the House and Senate lawmakers behind the legislation do not pay their interns, according to the institute's research.

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