Equal Pay: McCain vs. Obama

http://www.johnmccain.com/involving/petition3.aspx?guid=855a55ae-6e50-4877-98e6-7e35761c1f26&sid=google&t=obama&r=paypetition

To be honest, I am not a huge fan of politics. I know what I believe and what I stand for and normally that is as far as I go when it comes to debating, arguing, & even "bitching". Because, from my experience, I know a lot of people who simply complain for the sake of complaining and consider that debate. This link comes directly from Senator McCain's website. I simply googled "Equal Pay" opposers; I was simply looking for an article where some jerk was spouting crap about women and how the whole equal pay controversery is ludacris (I thought it would be interesting to refute and argue against.) Instead this was the first article that came up and I found it intriguing. I will not use this post to argue or even suggest who I am voting for-I simply am looking at it like I know nothing about either. It is an article on how Obama, according to "facts" actually pays the women in his office sufficiently less than men. The information was quite interesting and sparked my attention. McCain's department pays women, on average, more than men by almost $2,000 whereas the women in Obama's office get paid, on average, $9,000 less than the men. I just wanted others to be able to read this and come to their own conclusions pretty much. From what I read, I was quite flabbergasted. I hear Obama talk of equal pay rights and his support for them, but yet why are the women paid less. Based on this article, women in Obama's office are paid $.83 for every $1 of the men's wages. Of course, you can track down why this is and what is the reasoning behind it (the positions of the women & the like), but I don't want to get into that. Just thought the article was interesting and worth reading. That's all! Enjoy. =]