Posted on 02/01/2014 12:05:34 PM PST by John Semmens
In his State-of-the-Union speech, President Obama denounced pay inequities between men and women. Critics expressing doubts about his sincerity cited the fact that on the President's own staff men are paid more than women. Among White House employees the 228 women pull down a median annual salary of $65,000 while 231 male staffers receive nearly $75,000.
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough denied any hypocrisy on the part of the President. “Salaries at the White House are based on factors that consider skills, experience, level of education, and performance on the job,” McDonough said. “To use the raw data to imply that there is discrimination against women is unfair.”
McDonough saw no inconsistency in the President's use of similar raw data to impugn the rest of the American economy. “We know that the President has no biases against women,” McDonough assured. “The same cannot be said for others. Government action to correct for the biases of the less enlightened employers who are wreaking injustice upon women and minorities is all the President was urging in his speech.”
That there might be more variables in the more complex employment environment outside the realm of White House desk jobs didn't seem to faze either President Obama or his Chief of Staff. Studies have shown that more men than women choose jobs that offer higher monetary rewards. More men also work longer hours than women do. When these types of factors are considered the “pay gap” tends to disappear.
In related news, the New York Times reports that Obamacare regulations are inducing more employers to cut worker hours to under 30 per week in order to avoid having to pay for health insurance. The effects are disproportionately hurting female employees who, more so than men, tend to favor part time jobs.
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/149700-2014-01-31-semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-february-2-2014.htm
90%.
I ignored the WEBSITE and POSTED BY info and jumped right into reading the article.
It wasn’t until the last sentence that I realized I had been duped (by my own ignorance, of course).
GOOD JOB. I thought it was real, and I usually catch on to your posts quickly.
The $100,000,000.00 spent on Michelle’s parties and vacations takes the female total compensation package ‘way past the average male total, why so bitter?
The $100,000,000.00 spent on Michelle’s parties and vacations takes the female total compensation package ‘way past the average male total, why so bitter?
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