Fri Sep 28, 2012, 03:08 PM

DonViejo (4,714 posts)

Todd Akin Suggests Employers Should Be Able To Pay Women Less

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Todd Akin appeared to endorse allowing employers to pay women less than men at a town hall on Thursday.

Gender discrimination in compensation has been illegal in the United States since the passage of the 1963 Equal Pay Act. But in video provided by Sen. Claire McCaskill's campaign, Akin responded to a question about the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -- which made it easier for workers to sue over unequal pay -- by suggesting that employers shouldn't even be barred from paying women less in the first place.

Here's a transcript:

AUDIENCE MEMBER: You voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Why do you think it is okay for a woman to be paid less for doing the same work as a man?

AKIN: Well, first of all, the premise of your question is that I'm making that particular distinction. I believe in free enterprise. I don't think the government should be telling people what you pay and what you don't pay. I think it's about freedom. If someone what’s to hire somebody and they agree on a salary, that's fine, however it wants to work. So, the government sticking its nose into all kinds of things has gotten us into huge trouble.

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Todd Akin Suggests Employers Should Be Able To Pay Women Less (Original post)	DonViejo	Sep 2012	OP
'Huge trouble.'	onehandle	Sep 2012	#1
Just recently, I had a couple DUers ask me why passing an Equal Rights Amendment would even matter	pnwmom	Sep 2012	#2
Discriminating against someone on pay	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#45
Because current law can be changed by a simple majority vote. And current law	pnwmom	Sep 2012	#48
So just to be clear: no rights are being infringed on currently	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#49
Did you hear about the Walmart cases? The Supreme Court had no problem with	pnwmom	Sep 2012	#51
Our good friend Scalia	oldsarge54	Sep 2012	#61
It is illegal to pay women less than men	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#66
You need to learn some history.	pnwmom	Sep 2012	#69
Seems pointless then	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#70
Well, Well Well, isn't it swell..........	Stuart G	Sep 2012	#3
Is this stupid freak married?	tech3149	Sep 2012	#4
The women in Iceland	Delmette	Sep 2012	#22
Someday I'd like to write an historical book	tech3149	Sep 2012	#31
Sign me up...	Delmette	Sep 2012	#33
I'm not sure if I'll ever get it done, but you should check this out	tech3149	Oct 2012	#73
Do it!	Darth_Kitten	Sep 2012	#67
He's married	xmas74	Sep 2012	#39
"women are always smarter, less egotistical, and more receptive . . ."	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#47
Eh. Women can be just as bad as men	johnlucas	Sep 2012	#72
McCaskill wanted Caveman Akin for a punching bag and skillfully got him. He continues to oblige. nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Sep 2012	#5
Aiken - the gift that keeps on giving	Patiod	Sep 2012	#7
McCaskill has an ad budget in reserve and held back on pounding him so that he would stay in. nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Sep 2012	#11
Indeed	Sherman A1	Sep 2012	#13
And people on DU complain about Claire!	xmas74	Sep 2012	#40
doubling down on stupid seems to be republican strategy for this election. nt	Javaman	Sep 2012	#6
By Extension	DallasNE	Sep 2012	#8
I am inclined to believe that is exactly what he meant	etherealtruth	Sep 2012	#34
And his political consultant compared him to being under seige...like David Koresh!	randome	Sep 2012	#9
K&R n/t	Tx4obama	Sep 2012	#10
Would he say the same if only males/Christians were paid less?	kiranon	Sep 2012	#12
Akin promoting right to work legislation.... Oppression is his M.O.	midnight	Sep 2012	#14
The reason	The Last Democrat	Sep 2012	#15
That guy should be deported.	Zoeisright	Sep 2012	#16
Funny...Ron Paul along with the Birchers have given the EXACT same reason	Blue_Tires	Sep 2012	#17
Who is us?	JDPriestly	Sep 2012	#18
It's a good and holy thing that I'm not a violent person. cause if I were....	BlueJazz	Sep 2012	#19
He doesn't like the gov't	NightOwwl	Sep 2012	#20
You mean like this?	RC	Sep 2012	#35
I heard about this the other day.	xmas74	Sep 2012	#41
They seem to believe that blatant, open discrimination based on sex is perfectly fine.......	Swede Atlanta	Sep 2012	#21
Akin is trolling at this point right?	wutang77	Sep 2012	#23
I know right, it's surreal. /nt	Ash_F	Sep 2012	#24
Is Akin intentionally trying to distract voters from the stupid things Mitt Romney says?	tclambert	Sep 2012	#25
the first we should do is remove the 'fixed' payment for members of congress from our statutes	Fresh_Start	Sep 2012	#26
"And you know women miss more days of work, what with their monthlies and all."	tanyev	Sep 2012	#27
Then women should have reasonable accommodations made	Manifestor_of_Light	Sep 2012	#64
That's because to the work world	christx30	Sep 2012	#65
So he is good with firing Americans and hiring illegal immigrants for lower wages?	McCamy Taylor	Sep 2012	#28
Keep talking, Todd. You cost your whole party votes.	McCamy Taylor	Sep 2012	#29
I firmly believe there's a boy scout in this guy's closet	MichiganVote	Sep 2012	#30
You may be right.	randome	Sep 2012	#32
Damn! This	Third Doctor	Sep 2012	#36
Akin Lives In A Bubble	StevePaulson	Sep 2012	#37
This is the Republican Party line. The strong now have "freedom" to lie, cheat, and steal.	yardwork	Sep 2012	#38
That's right. Under their Libertarian economic policy, the owners are free to do anything they want.	pnwmom	Sep 2012	#58
They don't believe in democracy. They believe in a completely different system.	yardwork	Sep 2012	#68
Hey Akin ...please keep speaking from your cold, dead, obsolete, caveman heart.	L0oniX	Sep 2012	#42
No N0 & NO	elbloggoZY27	Sep 2012	#43
Effin hypocrite	volstork	Sep 2012	#44
If a nice rape is ok..........	kooljerk666	Sep 2012	#46
As a gay man, I hate Women haters.	hrmjustin	Sep 2012	#50
This creep shouldn't even be close in this race	liberal N proud	Sep 2012	#52
Many years ago I worked for a bank as a teller. I knew I was making less than a fellow male	lumpy	Sep 2012	#53
So, it's okay having a man & a woman in the same job & paying either one of them less. nt	patrice	Sep 2012	#54
We need the ERA	Politicub	Sep 2012	#55
Dear Todd Akin:	Brigid	Sep 2012	#56
He is such a pig	Scairp	Sep 2012	#57
Bet y' Toddy is all for pay parity when the Good-ol'-boys are setting it for CEOs across the nation.	patrice	Sep 2012	#59
In the end, it's about social programming	davidn3600	Sep 2012	#60
Naive Liberterianism is stupid	daleo	Sep 2012	#62
Hasn't gotten anyone into huge trouble except you and the other misogynists	AllyCat	Sep 2012	#63
Not an issue as big as the man.	Don C. Nuttin	Sep 2012	#71

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 03:09 PM

onehandle (35,998 posts)

1. 'Huge trouble.'

For Neanderthals.

Todd Akin Suggests Employers Should Be Able To Pay Women Less

1. 'Huge trouble.'

2. Just recently, I had a couple DUers ask me why passing an Equal Rights Amendment would even matter

45. Discriminating against someone on pay

48. Because current law can be changed by a simple majority vote. And current law

49. So just to be clear: no rights are being infringed on currently

51. Did you hear about the Walmart cases? The Supreme Court had no problem with

61. Our good friend Scalia

66. It is illegal to pay women less than men

69. You need to learn some history.

70. Seems pointless then

3. Well, Well Well, isn't it swell..........

4. Is this stupid freak married?

22. The women in Iceland

31. Someday I'd like to write an historical book

33. Sign me up...

73. I'm not sure if I'll ever get it done, but you should check this out

67. Do it!

39. He's married

47. "women are always smarter, less egotistical, and more receptive . . ."

72. Eh. Women can be just as bad as men

5. McCaskill wanted Caveman Akin for a punching bag and skillfully got him. He continues to oblige. nt

7. Aiken - the gift that keeps on giving

11. McCaskill has an ad budget in reserve and held back on pounding him so that he would stay in. nt

13. Indeed

40. And people on DU complain about Claire!

6. doubling down on stupid seems to be republican strategy for this election. nt

8. By Extension

34. I am inclined to believe that is exactly what he meant

9. And his political consultant compared him to being under seige...like David Koresh!

10. K&R n/t

12. Would he say the same if only males/Christians were paid less?

14. Akin promoting right to work legislation.... Oppression is his M.O.

15. The reason

16. That guy should be deported.

17. Funny...Ron Paul along with the Birchers have given the EXACT same reason

18. Who is us?

19. It's a good and holy thing that I'm not a violent person. cause if I were....

20. He doesn't like the gov't

35. You mean like this?

41. I heard about this the other day.

21. They seem to believe that blatant, open discrimination based on sex is perfectly fine.......

23. Akin is trolling at this point right?

24. I know right, it's surreal. /nt

25. Is Akin intentionally trying to distract voters from the stupid things Mitt Romney says?

26. the first we should do is remove the 'fixed' payment for members of congress from our statutes

27. "And you know women miss more days of work, what with their monthlies and all."

64. Then women should have reasonable accommodations made

65. That's because to the work world

28. So he is good with firing Americans and hiring illegal immigrants for lower wages?

29. Keep talking, Todd. You cost your whole party votes.

30. I firmly believe there's a boy scout in this guy's closet

32. You may be right.

36. Damn! This

37. Akin Lives In A Bubble

38. This is the Republican Party line. The strong now have "freedom" to lie, cheat, and steal.

58. That's right. Under their Libertarian economic policy, the owners are free to do anything they want.

68. They don't believe in democracy. They believe in a completely different system.

42. Hey Akin ...please keep speaking from your cold, dead, obsolete, caveman heart.

43. No N0 & NO

44. Effin hypocrite

46. If a nice rape is ok..........

50. As a gay man, I hate Women haters.

52. This creep shouldn't even be close in this race

53. Many years ago I worked for a bank as a teller. I knew I was making less than a fellow male

54. So, it's okay having a man & a woman in the same job & paying either one of them less. nt

55. We need the ERA

56. Dear Todd Akin:

57. He is such a pig

59. Bet y' Toddy is all for pay parity when the Good-ol'-boys are setting it for CEOs across the nation.

60. In the end, it's about social programming

62. Naive Liberterianism is stupid

63. Hasn't gotten anyone into huge trouble except you and the other misogynists

71. Not an issue as big as the man.