Quote: (04-08-2014 02:58 PM)Samseau Wrote:
This is an executive order. That means it will only apply to federal employees, not all businesses nationwide.
Thank god.
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Unfortunately, it won't mean less women get hired, because federal agencies probably are mandated to hire a certain amount of women.
But now, the secretary will make as much as the guy doing the actual work.
The only way to cover the wage hike for women will be with more debt and taxes, since taxes are what fund federal agencies.
All in all, this is just another nail in America's coffin. More debt and taxes are never a good thing.
I don't see anything that says the secretary at the white house is going to make the same amount of money as senators and the president. That would be ridiculous. All I see is that a man and a woman with the same job title are going to make the same amount of money.
Affirmative action and quotas for companies to hire a certain number of women are a different story and I don't agree with that. But this, by itself, can only be a good thing. Equal pay forces people to hire the best man for the job.