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brooklynite

(94,520 posts) Wed Jul 10, 2019, 02:25 PM Jul 2019

New York governor signs equal pay legislation during the parade

Source: CNN

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo just announced he has signed equity pay legislation in New York state.

He tweeted a photo of himself at today's parade.

"The women's soccer team plays the same game that the men’s soccer players play — only better. If anything, the men should get paid less," he tweeted.

Months before the World Cup kicked off, women's team stars Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation, claiming they deserve to be paid what the American men are paid for their international performances.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/sport/live-news/us-womens-soccer-parade-nyc/h_c53e5a594932648b2c1160e6fae519cd

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New York governor signs equal pay legislation during the parade (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2019 OP

"The women's soccer team plays the same game that the men's soccer players play -- only better." PoliticAverse Jul 2019 #1

Why would they do that? obamanut2012 Jul 2019 #2

PoliticAverse

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1. "The women's soccer team plays the same game that the men's soccer players play -- only better."

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 04:29 PM

Jul 2019

Have they ever played each other ?

obamanut2012

(26,068 posts)

2. Why would they do that?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 06:51 PM

Jul 2019

What is the point of this comment?

USWNT wins, USMNT loses. The men even get nice bonuses of 5K for losing a game.

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