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Re: McCain Opposes Equal Pay for Women

DLS — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:41:28 -0000

It is you who are morally as well as logically compelled to use quotations, if you are honest and intelligent, when referring to "equal."

Illegitimate federal interventionism, Mr. Rivera's gripe, is merely an additional irritating impropriety.

Re: McCain Opposes Equal Pay for Women

runasim — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:36:53 -0000

nicrivera,

Your argument seems to be one of just passing the buck to posterity.or some unnamed forces.
How can you support a principle while, simultanceously blocking efforts to do so in concrete ways? What is the good of supporting anything when one does so by merely sitting in a chair and wishing it well?

If you or McCain have ideas about a better way to support the principle, this would be the time to bring them forth. The 'education' bit is just ridiculous, since equal pay for equal work does not even entail education levels of men and women when performing the same job.

If any other ideas spring up, I'll listen.
In the meantime,, I support the principle of justice. Justice does not prevail, or even play a bit part, when all we do is merely wish it would.

Re: McCain Opposes Equal Pay for Women

nicrivera — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:09:04 -0000

Misleading Title.

Nowhere in any of the articles linked to, does John McCain state that he opposes equal pay for women. He simply doesn't support federal legislation mandating equal pay, which the mechanism in this case being using the courts to address pay discrimination.

Just because someone doesn't support legislation in support of something, doesn't mean that the person doesn't suppport what is purported to be supported by that particular piece of legislation. There are countless things that I support on general princicple, but would never dream of asking the federal government to pass a law in favor of.

Re: McCain Opposes Equal Pay for Women

runasim — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:48:35 -0000

So what are McCain's friends on his side of the aisle saying?

Does 'education' mean women should get doctorate degrees in order to earn the same pay as male HS drop-outs?

Re: McCain Opposes Equal Pay for Women

RememberNovember — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:19:07 -0000

Which just proves that McCain has coopted Bush's "blame the lawyers" tactic for obstructing legislation. Corporatist politics in action.