Paycheck-fairness bill blocked in Senate

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'WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A bill aimed at stamping out wage discrimination was blocked Wednesday as too few senators voted to move forward with the legislation. The Paycheck Fairness Act needed 60 votes to move forward, and only captured 58. The bill would have amended the Equal Pay Act to limit the defense that employers can use to respond to charges of wage discrimination based on sex, among other actions. Supporters said stronger laws are needed to erase the persistent wage gap between men and women, while critics said the bill could hurt businesses and workers. According to the Labor Department, in 2009 the median weekly earnings of women who were full-time wage and salary workers were $657, compared with $819 for men. There's disagreement over how much of the gap is attributable to sexism.'

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come and get it $$$$$$$$$$$. more handouts for halfwits is all it is.

the truth just isn't in them.

obama will try to control the internet next.

whatever they call something, it is a good bet it means the opposite.

this is just some more socialism. some groups make good socialists.

spending other people's $$$$$. its not exactly a skill set.

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The Feminist establishment in WDC is working hard to make sure that every man who has any brain will leave the US of A... they're doing a pretty good job making it about as unattractive a place to live as I can imagine...

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I'm a little worried. It got 58 votes out of the 60 needed to pass. That's too close for comfort.

This bill is not fair to anyone. Why not just let the governement determine everyone's pay scale? seems like we're getting close to that becoming a reality.

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This vote wouldn't have passed the bill. The proposed legislation needed 60 votes for a senate debate on whether or not to pass the bill.

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