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Originally Posted by Rain1
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Obama wins, to quote "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." Romney just chose Ryan, so this election will prove if women are truly dumb and subjugated or not. If you believe in equal pay for a woman (which I do) doing the same exact fucking job you are doing, you would vote Obama. (not that I agree on him being president, i think Mark Warner of Va, the epitome of "CENTER," should have been appointed the job years ago: He declined). If you would like a return to the "good ol' days" of women in the kitchen/household/pregnant you would vote Romney. If you disagree with my statement, why have Republican dominated legislatures voted down/removed "equal pay" laws? Just curious as to what the defense is for women getting paid less than men. I just don't get it.
-Rainmon
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Equal pay for equal work sounds like a noble goal, until you understand some basic economics.
Labor is one of the largest expenses in almost any industry. If there really was a large wage gap between men and women, any good capitalist would exploit such a difference and hire only female workers. This person would be able to run their competition out of business and we would see all these giant female only corporations. We don't see that though. So either every single businessman (and businesswoman, since many companies are owned/run by women) is a sexist pig and wants to pay men more than women for the same work, or there isn't the giant wage gap that people claim.
Now, what will be the effects of Obama's equal pay for equal work law? This bill directly increases the cost to hire a woman, since the risk of a future lawsuit must now be figured in. This will lead to women either receiving less compensation, or to them not getting the job at all. Look at it from the employer's point of view. If they have 2 equally qualified applicants, one man and one woman, both of whom are demanding the exact same wage, but the woman could possibly file a lawsuit in the future based on this law, they will naturally choose the less risky hire, and take the man. So while this bill was passed with good intentions, it is going to have the exact opposite effect.
Are you really going to vote for someone who is stupid enough to promote laws that hurt certain groups like this?