tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384575.post5665347502456394499..comments2024-01-02T17:48:07.739-05:00Comments on The Little Green Blog: EqualityNathan Bruschihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335558831525808820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384575.post-19868468974960922082009-08-28T21:31:54.041-04:002009-08-28T21:31:54.041-04:00rideabicycle,
You're right in that the actual...rideabicycle,<br /><br />You're right in that the actual piece of legislation itself doesn't do that much. (I did read it before writing my post.) However, instead of seeing it as a failure or an empty piece of legislation (or, as you say, a political tool, which it absolutely is, in part), I think perhaps we can also see it as a reminder to the American public and legislature that the issue exists. At least Congress is thinking about the issue of fair pay... Perhaps the passage of this act will lead to the passage of another with more substantial benefits. As I said: Progress is slow. But it is still progress.<br /><br />And you'll notice when you read the rest of my post that my point is not, indeed, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act-- it is the idea of equality and just how inequal we all still are, and the remedies we can use to move forward to a more equal future.Laura J. Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160756582396930851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384575.post-24558890851956974012009-08-28T09:34:21.792-04:002009-08-28T09:34:21.792-04:00I think he just might be Laura's biggest fan.
...I think he just might be Laura's biggest fan.<br /><br />I'm frankly quite pleased to see someone who has clearly done their research comment on the blog posts and perpetuate dialogue. Well done!recycleabicyclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384575.post-71867003012458901042009-08-28T02:14:38.774-04:002009-08-28T02:14:38.774-04:00You know, in all honesty, I am beginning to think ...You know, in all honesty, I am beginning to think that rideabicycle simply does not like you, Laura...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384575.post-75919816200035404242009-08-28T01:54:10.397-04:002009-08-28T01:54:10.397-04:00I would like to begin by making it clear that it i...I would like to begin by making it clear that it is outrageous that women make more than 20% less than men, on average. Such discrimination is unjustifiable, and I do not seek to explain it.<br /><br />However, if you would look into the text of the the L.L. Fair Pay Act, you'd notice that it is essentially useless. All it does is modify the period of time an employee has to file a pay-discrimination complaint under the 1964 Civil Rights Act from 180 days after the wages were agreed upon to 180 days after a paycheck was received. If women/minorities/etc are doing their due diligence, such a change should be irrelevant. This bill was simply a political tool to curry favor amongst the feminist voters. Considering how many of them were obliged to vote for Mr. Obama after he defeated Mrs. Clinton, it isn't unreasonable to suppose that the legislation was designed to reassure those voters and bring them in step with the larger liberal agenda. After all, it was a largely empty gesture, with a name suggestive of far more than the bill actually accomplishes.<br /><br />One could even argue that the act rewards those who don't deserve to be paid as much as someone who has the wherewithal to actually examine her salary within three months of agreeing to it. Such an individual certainly doesn't have the same aptitude as a higher earner should.<br /><br />Yes, a women is not inherently better or worse than a man...but honestly, three months without actually checking your paychecks? That's just careless.rideabicyclenoreply@blogger.com