(October 17, 2012 at 11:07 am)Tino Wrote: OK here's why I don't buy this. Let's say I'm a greedy businessman. Make that the greediest fucking businessman of all time. I don't give a shit about anything but money. Let's say I'm the biggest greediest fucking lying fucking republican fucking conservative pro-big-business anti-environment labor-abusing asshole you can possibly imagine. Now, your contention is that I can hire equally capable women for 80% the pay rate of equally capable men. Think about it for a minute - use your own common sense. What would that greedy fucking business man do? Answer - NEVER HIRE A MAN! Why would I pay 25% more for a man than an equally capable worker who happened to be female? Please explain this to me.
Well, let me think... A woman is more likely to take maternity leave. A woman is more likely to take days off when her kids are sick (or the kids' daycare is closed or school is out for the day). Women have a higher cost of health care (including annual check-ups and birth control, as well as the costs associated to pregnancy and birth).
