Working without pay, right or wrong??

Image via CrunchBaseI recently read an article that was published in the New York Times today about how more real estate interns that are working for no pay.  This is a topic up for discussion across many different fields of industry, but I had never heard it brought up with real estate interns.  You can read the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/nyregion/unpaid-interns-enter-the-world-of-real-estate.html

Let me know what you think of it.  Do you think real estate interns deserve some sort of compensation besides experience?  If so, what would it be? If no, how should they expect to pay their bills without going into extreme debt?  I'm trying to answer these questions myself!