Fairness? From the government? In my paycheck? OH SHIT!
OH NO! Something tells me this is not going to go well.
Uh oh — Obama and the Democrats are talking about “fairness” again, which means we’re all on the brink of being screwed, but more fairly than ever:
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to press Congress today to pass pay-equity legislation that would make it easier for women to sue employers who pay them less than their male counterparts, the White House said Monday.
“Women deserve equal pay,” White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said in an interview, citing government statistics that show women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn. “It’s a very fundamental right.”
Obama will announce his support for the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that has languished in Congress for several years. In 2007, President Bush warned he would veto the bill, and it has been stalled by opposition from some Republicans and business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Ya know, this is scary, BUT, hey, at least the ACLU has not endorsed it, so….OH SHIT!
The American Civil Liberties Union, which urges Congress to pass the law, says the measure would provide needed updates to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which included only limited enforcement provisions.
Posted on July 20, 2010, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
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Dave C
This 77 cent statistic has been thrown around by Obama for several years. Although it makes for a good news blurb, the statistic is flawed if you are describing the difference is solely because of gender. It was a study of all full-time workers, not taking into account specific fields, jobs, titles, etc. Women tend to make less money, in general, because they take more lower paying jobs (education, health for example) and work less than men, even in a full time capacity, Dept of Labor found women spend less hours in the office than men.