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Old 07-08-2012, 07:35 AM
 
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For instance.....their response to voting "NO" to the Equal Pay Bill.

They should have explained the reason, which is the cost involved, the larger bureaucracy involved and the actual facts that women are not really paid less than men.

Here's the bill in full......

Full Text of S. 3220: Paycheck Fairness Act - GovTrack.us
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Old 07-08-2012, 07:40 AM
 
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We have had equal pay laws for years. If there is someone claiming they are being paid less one of two things is happening. You are either not getting the full story or someone has simply refused to enforce the law.

The answer to unenforced laws is never to create more laws.
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