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TiredTexan

(501 posts)
10. The true absurdity is that
Wed Oct 26, 2016, 05:21 PM
Oct 2016

women, African Americans and Hispanics are paid far less than white men for the same job. And, that doesn't even take into account the fact that white men hold almost all of the executive and senior leadership positions at companies around the country. Thus, the statistics cited (77% gender gap, 55% to 75% minority gap) don't even contemplate the wage gap created by the lack of opportunity faced by women and minorities as compared to white men. If we saw the true number including the glass ceiling effect, who knows what the gap would really be.

Adding insult to injury, women are charged more for all kinds of consumer items. So it's opposite day once again with these liars.

http://www.iwpr.org/initiatives/pay-equity-and-discrimination

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/01/racial-gender-wage-gaps-persist-in-u-s-despite-some-progress/

http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2016-02-17/the-pink-tax-why-womens-products-often-cost-more

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This has been done before, always to the same reaction and ultimate failure . . . Journeyman Oct 2016 #1
You'd think college students would be able to use "the Google" ... JoePhilly Oct 2016 #3
The Young Democrats did a similar sale last year. Ended up getting death threats afaik. Lancero Oct 2016 #4
that was a male - female pay thing mdbl Oct 2016 #8
Wait 'till they have their slave sale JunkYardDogg Oct 2016 #2
University of Texas awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #16
It got the reaction they wanted IronLionZion Oct 2016 #5
Personally, I think they should be forced to live as a poor person with a stigma of some kind mdbl Oct 2016 #6
if they did that they shouldn't have an end time rurallib Oct 2016 #11
Because it worked so well the last dozen times this has been tried? NurseJackie Oct 2016 #7
The take-away? Young Republicans and Young Conservatives are assholes. FSogol Oct 2016 #9
The true absurdity is that TiredTexan Oct 2016 #10
You don't have to be racist to be a conservative Major Nikon Oct 2016 #12
truly colorblind ... Jopin Klobe Oct 2016 #13
Colorblind... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #17
How much did it cost if you're not one of those races, or one of those genders? ck4829 Oct 2016 #14
Tone deaf bigots. Nitram Oct 2016 #15
It's like conservatism and racism are correlated nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #18
It gets even more complicated, legally, for people not cookies keithbvadu2 Oct 2016 #19
The snotty and in-your-face arrogance of young white privilege on display Snarkoleptic Oct 2016 #20
Wow. progressoid Oct 2016 #21
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