Democrats use equal pay as a platform issue

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Democrats use equal pay as a platform issue
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As we discussed during our womens rights talk,
women on the whole earn less than men. One equal
pay statistic has become a talking point for many
Democrats Women earn 77 cents for every dollar a
man earns. The equal pay fight has been a part of
many mid term election campaigns (especially for
the Texas governor race). The reason why the
Democrats have called attention to this key issue
is to try and change the subject from the
President and thorny issues like the Affordable
Care Act. Wage fairness for women in the
workplace . According to one pollster, "It's
extremely potent. It's the No. 1 issue that gets
single women out to vote, but it also unites men
and women. In many polls, for example, men are
wildly in favor of equal pay. Some arguments
against passing the Paycheck Fairness Act it may
cripple the ability of private businesses to set
their own pay scales based on merit, it is
redundant given the federal protections already
on the books, and the gender pay gap is not
attributable to discrimination alone. Studies
show that women often take lower-paying jobs more
than men, and they work fewer hours, which would
throw off the statistics.
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