A few days ago the Senate held a "non-vote" on the issue of equal pay for equal work for women and it was a thumb in the eye to those who fought and to every service man and woman who has served since the founding and organization of this nation. What it said was that the premise of the constitution of the United States, the protection of which is asked to be defended with life's blood, only applies to men. For shame.
The figure is 81%. That is the amount that women earn across 105 job categories in relationship to men doing the same work. $.81 on the dollar. To play "what if", say at birth you have a male child who expects to live to be 100. Female children would only live to be 81. Say we could do something about that and didn't. The nation would be up in arms - something to think about on D-day.
This isn't over-regulation. This is about "equal". It hurts everything and everyone from single moms who have enough of an uphill battle as it is, to social security benefits - women earned less so they get - you guessed it - about 81% of what males get. Nice? A lifetime of underpay funding a retirement about 20% less. How is that fairness test treating you?
Every female in shouting distance should remember that Senate vote come election time. If you are unlucky enough to have a senator who voted against this basic right remember it come November. He/She did you no favor in fact, he/she punched you in the nose and told you to stop whining. Your value, in a republican Senator's eyes, is 81% of that of a male.
If you are in the armed services, or a veteran thereof, and lost a friend as a result, just tell yourself, according to the republicans in the US Senate, they died for all males and 81% of females.
I have four grand daughters and they are bright and are going to be stars. I will tell them at some point that no matter how hard they work and to what dazzling heights they climb, their value to the republicans in the United States Senate is $.81 on a $1.00. They will be thrilled to hear it.