If I were president, $#% like that wouldn't happen... I'd leave it all completely open - the thought of filtering news and coercing journalists is repulsive to me... But then that's one of the million reasons I'm not president and have never felt like there was a good candidate to vote for.

No, it just causes them to congregate in one place. I guess that's a good thing for people like me who stay away.

But it's simply not $0.70 on the dollar when comparing apples to apples. You cannot complain about wage discrepancies between different professions - it's simply asinine. And why do I "need" to "invite more women in?" If I have jobs, they are welcome to apply... I don't understand why you believe employers "need" to incentivise women... It just seems too many people are after equal outcomes when what we need is equal opportunity - and to a large extent, we are very close to that.

There are differences, of course, but they balance out, I think. First, Comcast needs infrastructure across the whole city in order to deliver it's services, and I think that gives the city even more right to decide wether or not to let them do it. They'd be using city owed property and be given rights of way in order to do their business, whereas Walmart only takes a piece of land - generally already zoned for commercial area - and builds where a commercial enterprise was already desired by the city.

So... on the outside, it seems like Walmart would have a better case for suing. At the same time, the destruction in the wake of the Walmart tornados are terrible... we had a new one open near me and within six months it looked like a dump that had been there for 30 years, not to mention all the nearby stores that were bought out and destroyed to make it possible. Largely, though, it's the clientele. Just look at the "People of Walmart" websites... the store parking lot was trashed, oil stained, garbage all over the place... the shopping carts looked like they were 10 years past their prime when they were only six months old. In six months it went from brand new, including new parking lot and everything, to being a horrible eye-sore.

It's been happening as the whole perception of a woman's role in life, in general, has adapted to modern times. More women entering the work force, more women getting higher educations in fields that pay more - life in general. I'd wager it actually has little to do with anything other than an evolution of beliefs as the older generations retire and the younger (and generally more open minded) people start taking over. In fact, in a fairly direct manner, I'd suggest that income taxes were the biggest catalyst, as now the lesser wage earner in families is often only covering the tax burden of the primary wage earner.

Is it? If you negotiated that with your employer, it's one thing; if it's a government mandate that people be paid for not working, then the idea that the employee is being "cheated" for only getting a week off is absolute bullshit. I'm not arguing employers shouldn't offer it, I'm arguing against the entitlement mentality.

Yes... a difference of over 20% is very misleading. I never argued there still wasn't a discrepancy - in fact, I said it right there in post. The 70 cents on the dollar meme IS bullshit.

Actually, the only time I ever asked, the woman was making more than me... with the same education and less experience. And yes, it bothered me. And no, the statistics do NOT bear your personal experience for like professions with like education and like experience. Read the articles that were posted... in some professions women make every bit as much as men, in some it's worse than $0.70 on the dollar... overall, apples to apples, it's in the 90 cent range.

Wait.... I'm not arguing paternity leave isn't good, but who gets cheated when you opt to have a child and get paid by your employer for nothing? So an employer gives an extra paid week off, and you call him "cheated?" The culture of entitlement at it's best.

Agreed... people are getting a lot of mileage out of that statistic. When you compare like professions, like education, and like experience, it's in the mid $0.90's range. Still a discrepancy, still something that should be addressed, but a problem that's been correcting itself for decades (with a few exceptional years). It's true that some professions are worse than others, but in some cases women are at 100%.

What's interesting is that the article you linked to exposes the "$0.70 for every dollar a man makes" lie... and that's 2007. When you compare apples to apples, the discrepancy is still there, but not nearly as bad. Considering the gap has largely been decreasing over time (with a few exeptional years), and the fact that women are enrolling in college at a higher rate than men across all races (Women’s college enrollment gains leave men behind), the gender pay inequality seems like it's been a self correcting problem for some time now. You can't snap your fingers and eliminate all forms of discrimination... over time we are continually becoming a much more egalitarian society across most measures (as far as opportunity is concerned).

I use deoderant, not anti-perspirent. Not only have I heard other bad things about anti-perspirent, but I figure if my body wants to sweat then it wants to sweat for a reason.

And the only way to completely eliminate the "threat" of someone making their own guns is to then ban making anything at home, or even in a workplace without government supervision. Is that what you want?

Frankly, it doesn't matter what you should think. "Arms" doesn't mean "hunting rifles." It means "arms." It's a very broad term covering things like swords.

Is it silly to think people should be able to walk around with swords? Maybe... but then we need an ammendment to the constitution limiting what "arms" means, you can't just arbitrarily think it should mean something to everybody... and any laws that ban keeping and bearing swords violate the 2nd ammendment just as much as bans on firearms.

I don't understand the fixation on a person's sex, whether it's male, female, or somewhere in between. It's not like this goon has to deal with you in Real Life. Consider ignoring him: don't mention him, don't refer to him directly. He's not worth your time. He's only trying to egg you on, to show everyone that you are what he thinks you are. Don't stoop to his level.
 
 

LOL How did that go over? I should get one of those shirts... Despite having lost 20 pounds over the last six months or so, I still have my belly. :\ That shirt reflects my sense of humor quite well, even if some people I know in real life might not appreciate it. hehe
 
 

That's the thing-- people are, in some fashion, the product of their experiences. They have seen or done things that others have not. They have learned how to react to situations differently than others have. You are not the same person you were yesterday or last year. You're a different person, hopefully all the better for the things you have experienced. :)