Posted on 07/31/2008 3:18:04 AM PDT by average american student
“Comparable Worth” = Government Wage Control!
The House of Representatives is gearing up for a vote this week on a bill that would institute the longtime feminist dream of comparable worth. Decades ago, in order to address the so-called gender pay gap in America, the feminists invented the code words “comparable worth,” “pay equity,” and the elusive “glass ceiling.” Contrary to feminist dogma, the gap is not created by a conspiracy of male chauvinists, but by the voluntary division of domestic labor. Clearly, a degree in education or women’s studies simply doesn’t earn the same pay as a degree in engineering or science, yet more women persist in choosing the former and more men the latter.
The Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 1338), introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) in the House and by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in the Senate, would amend the Equal Pay Act (EPA) to allow for unlimited compensatory and punitive damages, even if a disparity in pay is determined to be unintentional. It would also require the Department of Labor to replace its successful approach to detecting pay discrimination with a failed methodology that was abandoned years ago because it had a 93 percent false positive rate.
H.R. 1338 would unjustly amend the Equal Pay Act in the following ways:
* Allows for unlimited compensatory and punitive damages to be granted, without proof of intent. Currently, an employer must be found to have intentionally engaged in discriminatory practices in order for the employee to receive monetary compensation. This provision is unacceptable and unnecessary, as damages are already available under Title VII for pay discrimination.
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All kidding aside, this bill is a disaster. Both men and women should be paid based upon the nature, quality, and duration of their work. To lump every one into the same category will do nothing but lower every persons wages.
Just contacted the congresscritter.
Best summary of socialism I've ever seen :)
this is b.s.
dr warren farrell debunked it decades ago.
(he was vice president of n.o.w until he published this book and the women got rid of him.)
http://www.warrenfarrell.org/TheBook/index.html
Another example of how women want the gov’t to take care of them.
What will really suck about this is if men’s salaries get REDUCED because of this stupid proposal.
Why the use of the word "if"? The only possible outcome is a reduction in the pay of men, that's how "equalization" works unless every industry & business in the country instantly turns more profitable and they all decide to use the difference for salaries rather than dividends or reinvestment.
There is little doubt this bill will in fact lower the salaries and pay of men in the workforce.
Socialists are always too narrow minded (and stupid?) to see the big picture results of their plans.
That is exactly what will happen. Just like unions, everyone in a job classification is paid based on the minimum standard for the job. The best workers make less because the company must factor in the output of the slugs.
There can never be merit raises with a system like this because you open yourself for a lawsuit unless everyone is paid the same.
It's the model of the old soviet union!
The left wants to set all prices and wages. This is one step on the way there.
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