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Soros-Funded MoveOn.org Launches Petition Calling for Equal Pay for U.S. Women’s World Cup Champions
Breitbart ^ | 8 Jul0y 2019 | Dylan Gwinn

Posted on 07/08/2019 5:43:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) drew on the largely bipartisan support of most of the country in their quest to achieve World Cup glory. However, the team’s other major goal, equal pay with the U.S. Men’s National Team, is getting support from groups affiliated with those most commonly known for supporting political causes. The George Soros-funded liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org, has launched a petition seeking equal pay between the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams. According the Guardian, USWNT players can only receive a maximum payout of $260,869 for advancing to and winning the World CUp. Meanwhile. a player for the men’s squad can earn $1,114,429 for doing the same.

To date, the women’s team has won four World Cup championships, while the men have never won.

Though, the reasoning for that pay disparity has a lot less to do with gender discrimination and a lot more to do with simple economics.

According to the Federalist:

According to Mike Oznian, a writer for Forbes, the 2015 Women’s World Cup “brought in almost $73 million, of which the players got 13%. The 2010 men’s World Cup in South Africa made almost $4 billion, of which 9% went to the players.”

Last year, the men’s World Cup in Russia generated more than $6 billion in revenue; the participating teams shared about $400 million. That is less than 7 percent of overall revenue. Meanwhile, the 2019 Women’s World Cup made somewhere in the region of $131 million, doling out $30 million, well more than 20 percent of collected revenue, to the participating teams. It seems a pay gap does exist, after all.

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1 posted on 07/08/2019 5:43:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Let Bigmouth b’stard Shut his mouth and open his wallet and make up the difference.


2 posted on 07/08/2019 5:44:57 PM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Goofy union negotiated a stupid deal for the women.


3 posted on 07/08/2019 5:45:26 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Didn’t they get beat by a team of 15 yo boys?

That’s the only thing that sticks in my mind EVERY TIME I see the U.S. Women’s National Team mentioned ...


4 posted on 07/08/2019 5:46:28 PM PDT by _Jim (Save babies)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well considering that our team Played a lot of 15 and under boys clubs getting ready may give one pause.


5 posted on 07/08/2019 5:49:48 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: _Jim

Oh yes they did.


6 posted on 07/08/2019 5:50:14 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This is such a contrived, text-book knee-jerk liberal pet issue tailor-made for non-thinking people. Tell me, how is paying women soccer players the same as men going to better my life?


7 posted on 07/08/2019 5:53:40 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Isn't it funny that the very people who scream "My body, my choice" wants a say in your healthcare?)
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To: Drango

Actually, they got a better deal than the men, 13% of revenues vs 7% of revenues. You can’t ask for equal pay when you you bring in less than 2% of the revenue. Maybe these bleeding heart feminazis are willing to pay $100/game PPV or buy $10,000 bleacher seats to make up the difference? I doubt it.


8 posted on 07/08/2019 5:55:46 PM PDT by ETCM
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Sounds like "we got robbed in our tax return" when they in fact paid less tax INTO getting a return.
9 posted on 07/08/2019 5:56:20 PM PDT by knarf
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They should split their money with the Dallas U15 boys team.

It’s only right.


10 posted on 07/08/2019 5:58:06 PM PDT by Jim Noble (1)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Anything about equal performance?


11 posted on 07/08/2019 5:58:11 PM PDT by Yogafist
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They are going about this all wrong. They should mandate equal attendance at all events. That way equal pay is justified. Maybe they could fill the stands with prisoners. Oh wait... watching women’s soccer would violate the 8th’s cruel and unusual punishment clause.


12 posted on 07/08/2019 6:00:32 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Are they only paid by their home countries or the hosting country ?


13 posted on 07/08/2019 6:01:10 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

oh he’s going to pay them the same as he makes in a year. great for you george. out of your pocket of course. pay them a billion dollars a kick. just not my money.


14 posted on 07/08/2019 6:01:22 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (spooks won on day 76)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

very funny but this is the best way to reveal the commie approach. Then you have to buy equal amount of hot dogs, etc.


15 posted on 07/08/2019 6:04:04 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (spooks won on day 76)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

For dissing the flag and politicizing the sport, they should get paid less.


16 posted on 07/08/2019 6:04:06 PM PDT by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Now that all the world’s problems are solved......


17 posted on 07/08/2019 6:04:40 PM PDT by llevrok (Vote, while it is still legal!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It certainly isn’t fair that Apple takes over 90% of all global smartphone profits. They should be forced to share those profits with the less fortunate phone makers.


18 posted on 07/08/2019 6:06:09 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Drango
They get a percentage.....just like the men....

In fact, they get a bigger percentage.

Bring in what the men bring in...instead of the pittance you bring in now.

19 posted on 07/08/2019 6:07:44 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

They need for women’s basketball to get the same pay as the NBA.

Is there a women’s football team? They should get the same pay as the NFL.


20 posted on 07/08/2019 6:13:34 PM PDT by angry elephant (My MAGA cap is from a rally in Washingon state in May 2016)
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