TKC NOTE: Let's start this morning with some important comments from Congressman Cleaver reagarding the significance of this day in American Legislative history. Take a look:
CONGRESSMAN CLEAVER: EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK
On June 10th, we will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. But unbelievably, women still only earn about 77-cents on the dollar compared to men. This is unacceptable.
President Kennedy signed this important legislation in 1963. At that time, women were earning only 59-cents on the dollar compared to men.
So, has there been progress? Indeed.
But enough progress? Absolutely not.
And for African-American and Latina women, the gap is even greater. There is so much work yet to be done.
The Paycheck Fairness Act gives us the opportunity to move forward in equalizing pay in the workforce. Now, it seems to me, this is just good commonsense. But it will not happen without a fight. The Equal Pay Act has not been strengthened or even updated in the last 50 years. Not once.
The Paycheck Fairness Act offers the chance to prevent employers from retaliating against workers for discussing their salary, would strengthen remedies for gender-based discrimination, and investigations into and enforcement of pay discrimination laws.
Everywhere I go throughout the Fifth District, people ask me to continue standing up for the middle class. This is another important way, in my opinion, to do just that.
Enough is enough.
Women deserve to be paid the same amount as men – for the same work. This isn’t a women’s issue, it’s a fairness issue. It’s also a family issue. Less money for the same work means fewer dollars for groceries, rent and mortgage payments, child care, doctor’s visits, and the list goes on and on.
We must do this, not only because it will strengthen the middle class and help get our economy back on track. We must do this – because it is the right thing to do.
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Important for people who think there still isn't a lot of work do to in order to ensure a level playing field.
ReplyDeleteIn the sex trade men only earn twenty-two cents for every dollar women earn. Whatcha gonna do about that Manny?
ReplyDeletethe guy who has done the wrong thing so often, talks of doing the right thing.
ReplyDelete"These negroes are very ignorant and easily influenced by things that would be of minor significance in a more intelligent group."
ReplyDeleteNiggers don't work so they don't get paid. Unless niggerboy obama gives it to them.
ReplyDeleteStupid asshole.
ReplyDeleteFacts are fact, if the black people would work instead of flapping their pie holes all the time about how bad they have it they just might get better jobs and higher pay. Stupid lazy fuckers are their own worse enemy.
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't this idiot work toward getting the stoplights off of felony freeway?
ReplyDeleteThe "women earn $0.77 for every dollar a man makes" is one of the most twisted "statistics" ever.
ReplyDeleteAny disparity is at all is absurd and should be corrected, but lying about the data is not productive.
The $0.77 figure doesn't factor in the fact that women don't work as many hours (in the workplace) as men, and also classifies jobs like neurosurgeon and family practitioner as the "same job". So lower paying specialties that are female dominated like Family Law are classified as the same work as higher paying male dominated specialties like Criminal Defense Attorney, skewing the statistics.
The only segment of the population in which a statistically significant advantage exist for men is in the uneducated workforce.
In fact, college educated women make more than their male counterparts, which should be as unnacceptable as the inverse scenario.
You're right 8:22, obama is a stupid asshole!
ReplyDeleteN-Word guy, you're a gutless pussy. And an asshole.
ReplyDeleteNow don't forget to describe in bizarre detail all the gay sex you imagine your critics are having. Because you're a closeted homosexual, too.
This crook is just setting himself up to get the female vote. He doesn't really give a shit about anybody making money except himself.
ReplyDeleteHe is talking about him getting the equal payoffs that the other Congressmen get. Hey Manny, say hello to Jesse Jackson, Jr. when they finally indict and convict you. What is the difference between a black minister and a pimp? I can't think of any. What is the diffence between a black politician and a pimp? Same on that. Black people need to wake up to the fact that people like Cleaver are not their friends but pose a bigger threat to their well being than any racist or skinhead.
ReplyDeleteAn honest day's work for an honest day's pay. What is so difficult about that to understand.?
ReplyDeleteHow about Cleaver PAYS equally on his loans like everyone else has to?
ReplyDeleteUseless, criminal, career politicians should honor their debts too.
I don't think we are staying on topic here
ReplyDeleteI wonder if we could get an "equal loan payback statute" for carwash loans....
ReplyDelete9:39, Faggy Fag you're here and NO you can't have my asshole you filthy mouth! Is that all the vocabulary you know or your mudshark mommy taught you or is that a result of sucking nigger asses your whole lifetime???
ReplyDeleteWell that pretty much confirms everything 9:39 said, now doesn't it. Homo.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't look like anything from 9:39 was confirmed, except his "positive" Aids test report..
ReplyDeleteKeep going, closet homo. Call everyone gay, and maybe no one will notice that you are.
ReplyDelete"Faggy Fag?" The fourth grade called, they want their vocabulary back, you loser.
ReplyDelete2:48 looks to be a world-class ass-wipe.
ReplyDelete2:48, the TKC moralfag white knight! Save us from ourselves!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOne thing that would improve the economy is deadbeat congressmen paying off their loans.
ReplyDeleteI suggest Rev. Cleaver and all politicians live on minimum wage for a year.
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