ADDRESSING GOVERNMENT’S ONGOING “WAR ON WOMEN”
|| By FITSNEWS || Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton paid her first campaign visit to South Carolina this week. And while we used the occasion to highlight her ridiculous speaking demands, her refusal to answer questions and (most importantly) her influence peddling/ contribution to global instability … it would be wrong of us not to address her stated purpose for being here: Equal pay for women.
“You can’t stand up for equal pay if you don’t know you’re being paid unequally,” Clinton told an audience of Democratic women.
Mmm-kay.
Never mind that during her time in the U.S. Senate, Clinton paid women in her office 72 cents for every dollar paid to men, according to a report by The Washington Free Beacon.
Ouch …
That’s the sort of hypocrisy we pointed out when U.S. president Barack Obama made equal pay for women a big issue last year – despite the fact his administration has done nothing to address the existing 12.7 percent pay gap in federal positions.
Our view on equal pay (expressed here) is simple: To the extent a government employee has been hired to perform a core function of government (i.e. cops, courts, jails, roads, bridges, etc.) there should never be a gap in pay on the basis of gender – just as there should never be a gap in pay on the basis of ethnicity, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Sadly, “big gubmint” politicians of both parties keep perpetuating a “war on women” whenever taxpayer-funded paycheck time rolls around.
Now, when it comes to government having the authority to dictate hiring practices and pay rates in the private sector – that’s insane.
Government should have no role whatsoever in that process.
In fact politicians like Clinton who have perpetuated pay inequality in the public sector should take a double shot of STFU when it comes to demanding pay equality in the private sector.
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Wow, you are such a winner.
LMAO!!! LMAO!!!
No problem at Fits. Mande, Liz and Taylor don’t get paid.
And you know this how?
Poe’s law. Should’ve include a :-)
Gotcha! I should have known, but … much is open to interpretation, most don’t get my humor. ;-)
I’m still betting they don’t get paid (or at least not a whole lot, anyway). No emoticon here…
FAUX News told me women don’t want equal pay and want to stay home anyway.
Male models don’t receive as much pay as females do. There should be a law.
Data to back that fact? ;)
http://savageuniversal.com/blog/working-with-male-vs-female-models
The males may earn the same amount as women if they are willing to wear stiletto heels.
Nope, all a man needs to do is talk man talk to climb that corporate ladder. There are many men I have a tremendous amount of respect for, who do work hard.
As a woman, I was grossly underpaid until early 30’s. I needed the job too bad, kid and bills to pay. Once I found stability, the ability to negotiate my salary, it was a whole new ballgame, but I have worked with men who made twice + my salary and were not as qualified. My output stands on its own merits. My bad I didn’t realize my value earlier, I was just more desperate, not due to knowledge, but I was willing to take any job to make ends meet.
When you are a manager of men and find out they are making more than you are – WTF? If they were as good as I was, then why weren’t they supervisors? Directors Of Operations? My employees made more than I did in many cases. I found out, people talk – do I need say how I felt about that? I even did payroll for many of these companies (office management), but knew, even though I increased their bottom line – I was last on the list for a raise.
I made it! I finally made it! Not in any small part due to fairness but diligence. It is NOT a fair playing field.
considering women are willing to wear combat boots to make what men do – fair? ;-)
If they ever legalize prostitution, I’m going to demand equal pay.
Ugly women deserve to be thumped.
It isn’t the ugly women that are thumped. Look no further than this site. How many men post? When the women post, it is typically T&A. Sure they put themselves out there, but I wonder how much the men get paid? I wonder what happens to those pictures of say …. Taylor Brown or Mande Wilkes, should they ever decide to run for office.
It’s cool for men to make a fool of themselves, but women? Especially pretty ones?
men have fun… why can’t women?
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B11yHCErk9EYV0N6VFUwblpMYlk
I’ll be sure to click your Google drive link…..in another life. Funny, interesting, intellectual – you may be. But I will never click on one of your Google Drive Link and I suggest others refrain from the same.
you should ask your hubby… he’ll tell you that .mp4 files can’t contain a virus… don’t take my word for it.
I don’t know what files you have, but they set off my virus scanner EVERY single time. Not worth the risk. I have shared Google docs many times, never had that problem. Maybe yours is innocent, but when my anti-virus software goes off….not touching it.
Thanks though.
…want a cookie, little girl?
Mr. Cookie, why waste your time on a little girl named Garbage? Even she can tell the difference between a good and a bad cookie.
I do find it interesting that you find that “little girl” so interesting, you might try to plant a cookie to see where I go. Hmmm….
If you think I really cared to be that petty…
My world is much bigger than that.
Then why the games? Your world isn’t that big or you wouldn’t be sitting here chatting with me ;-)
Didn’t I make it clear I’m a publisher of ideas that aren’t games, but a part of the universe of ideas?
John Nash died last Sunday. He was still producing, still expanding game theory … He will be missed.(Obit/Opinion in SF Chronicle today – http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/An-appreciation-of-John-Nash-What-a-beautiful-6290057.php )
We’ll die “in the box” without people like that.
They can and do infect that tiny little processor in your hard drive.
now we can get into something serious!
You are an IT guy… but I’m an *embedded* guy, and I *know* about that little processor in your hard drive… do you *really* expect me to accept that shot over the bow of facts without asking you “how?”
It got ah cup. It got ah instruction set. It got firmware. It got RAM. It go ah RAM cache, too. … Duh.
here’s the deal, the drive controller doesn’t process commands from the file on the drive. It processes *only* commands from its own ROM, that have nothing to do with the files on the drive.
By definition, there’s no bridge between the drive controller processor and the data in the files on the drive.
The drive controller firmware can be updated. The drive controller can be “talked to” via a half dozen scenarios. …
So, describe how that F-Disk command works again? Same, same w/drive partitioning, sys-level OS changes to outer/inner “tracks”, bad block-block, … Doesn’t that count as commanding the drive controller to do unusual functions? … And I believe there is room in the drive ID info partition for quite a lot of differed addressing, interrupt control, etc. Western has a manual … So does McAfee.
There is a language for talking to the controllers, but that language is not accessible from files being transferred by the drive controller. Ring 0 device drivers control the controllers… without access to Ring 0, there is no direct access to drive controllers. Ring 0 is prohibited by the processor without security clearance, and that clearance can only be provided through the installation of device drivers by the user… of course, exploits have found ways to hijack Ring 0 authority, but those exploits are *never* caused by the information being stored or transferred by the disk drive controllers, but by code being executed by the processor proper. Data files being fed to display drivers do not contain processor executable code – merely data which is read passively from the drive and stored in a video card and interpreted as pixels.
“… There is a language for talking to the controllers, but that language is not accessible from files being transferred by the drive controller. …” And that language is FORTH, or Forth = basically the bit twiddler that all hard drive and all computer firmware writers use.
“… Ring 0 is prohibited by the processor without security clearance, and that clearance can only be provided through the installation of device drivers by the user. …” and maybe a service technician interested in restoring, recovering or otherwise “fixing” it. (These drive controller controllers are available online: majorgeeks.com and elsewhere.)
I know… but they are not spread by playing .mp4 files.
https://a.disquscdn.com/get?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-v7j5oy30ABI%2FUv5HBcazXII%2FAAAAAAAAA3Y%2Fe-g0U8incpY%2Fw506-h750%2Fharry-screaming-o.gif&key=BB5nzs68QJR98NSZ9PRMqg
I won’t click on any link I don’t recognize. I am so paranoid about your links at this point, no way! I recognize part of that URL, but …. no way. Why do you press this issue? I am not the only person has has problems with your links.
you talking about mr. natural with his mac safari?
His tin hat glints in the sun!
But your tin hat is the one with the ground wire hooked to the proctologist insert.
hey… I’m just sayin….
You’re feeding her fears, man. Why?
Why? Because I’m a renaissance man, a publisher, a master of media…. and I really believe that paranoia is a parasite that robs its host of content developed outside of the mainstream – content that is as unique as roaring twenties jewelry… as current as the moment we are living in… a perfect medium for the expression of the ultimate in the textured ideas of imagination… able to convey the most subtle perspectives, giving the thoughtful observer an experience unavailable in the insipid venues of mass produced, pre-chewed pap.
I find it so fascinating that someone who is opposed to government snooping and paranoid about that what does not really exists —- would go to such extremes to find information about a faceless name on a social media site.
The Government is the big bad boogie man in your world – they spy on you day and night. But….you feel it is ok to use lesser technology to try to do the same?
Wax your words with your ear, all I hear is justification for invasion of privacy.
Exactly. I don’t want information on you. I want to give away information.
Who the hell you gonna give it to? That is my question? What? You want to destroy my career? I don’t work. You want to destroy my reputation? I don’t need one, I don’t work and I don’t need to work. You want to destroy my relationships? I have very few, including family, give it your all. My life is an open book that you wouldn’t even want to stare in too long.
You don’t want to give it away, you want to sell it. Why else? What do you want from me? I am not running for office, no intentions. I do not work at a job you can get me fired. I don’t need you is the bottom line. I don’t think you need me either, but what information could you possibly want to give away? My opinions? Have a blast.
you’re wrong. I’m a citizen of the universe of ideas.
It is a core philosophy of mine that information should be freely shared, and that it is the essence of progress that we all contribute to the common goals of man.
War is stupid.
If information is to be freely shared, then we should all have our phone conversations recorded, private property surveilled, why not install private camera’s in my bedroom, assuming you can do it when I am not at home?
Your core philosophy is information freely shared? I have a quote from a book I have been reading, that is somewhat applicable. It is science based on morality. You may find it interesting. You may not. But, let me see if I have a bookmark and I’ll type the passage.
Sam Harris “The Moral Landscape” Again, we should observe the double standard in place regarding the significance of consensus: those who not not share our scientific goals have no influence on scientific discourse whatsoever; but for some reason, people who do not share our moral goals render us incapable of even speaking about moral truth. It is, perhaps, worth remembering that there are trained “scientists” who are Biblical Creationists, and their “scientific” thinking is purposed toward interpreting the data of science to fit the Book of Genesis. Such people claim to be doing “science,” of course, but the real scientists are free, and indeed obligated, to point out that they are misusing the term. Similarly, there are people who claim to be highly concerned about “morality” and “human values,” but when we see that their beliefs cause tremendous misery, nothing need prevent us from saying that they are misusing the term “morality” or that their values are distorted. How have we convinced ourselves that, on the mot important questions in human life, all views must count equally?
Consider the Catholic Church: an organization which advertises itself as the greatest force for good and as the only true bulwark against evil in the universe. Even among non-Catholics, its doctrines are widely associated with the concepts of “morality” and “human values.” However, the Vatican is an organization that excommunicates women for attempting to become priests but doest not excommunicate male priests for raping children. It excommunicates doctors who perform abortions to save a mother’s life — even if the mother is a nine-year-old-girl raped by her stepfather and pregnant with twins—but it did not excommunicate a single member of the Third Reich for committing genocide. Are we really obliged to consider such diabolical inversion of priorities to be evidence of an alternative “moral” framework? No. It seems clear that the Catholic Church is as misguided in speaking about the “moral” peril of conception, for instance, as it would be in speaking about the “physics” of Transubstantiation. In both domains, it is true to say that the Church is grotesquely confused about which things in this world are worth paying attention to.
Please pardon any typo’s – that was on the fly as are most of my post.
Amen to that! Free information … much of it worth exactly what you would be paying for it.
Transparency in Gruberment should be free too … Snowden is a Hero.
Information should be free.. and much of it is.
If you have to pay for it – you’ll get what power wants to sell you. Mass produced lowest common denominator.
He didn’t realize that hemp would have provided much cheaper paper.
If my opinions are truly that fascinating, I can open my own blog and post daily opinions. I might even have a “Dear Garbage” column where you can find advice – my opinions of course. You are unreal!
All
the good times we had together, all the laughs we shared went to waste. I hate
you.
What does this say to the character of the Democratic Women in that room that just sat there like Stepford Wives while the commander-in-chief of the Bimbo Eruptions Squad filled it with horseshit? If they fell for that then they deserve to go Bubba’s punch and cookie reception at his hotel room after the speech.
She is just another famously rich political insider. It does not matter if she is on the right wing or the left, she is all about HER self-interest.
We can do better than Hillary. And we deserve better than Hillary.
South Carolina DESERVES Nikki Haley.
The gender gap myth again. These
whiny victim complex addicts should put their money where their mouth is and push for 100% pay transparency for all workers. I bet they end up discovering how truly full of shit they are. Females make more and are promoted more in every role at my white collar job. Fear of lawsuits ans sexual harrassment claims is real.
women have the right to equal pay, and it is the federal government that enforces those rights, by law. Discriminating by sex is unconstitutional.
As FITS might say mmmm kay.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B11yHCErk9EYWllLMmRBeDNSQzA&authuser=0
Uh … yeah right!
you’re missing the universe of my creative genius!
Well, maybe in my next life, I’ll be more of a computer scientist, til then, not clicking on stuff that sets off my virus scanner.
you know… I really don’t want to send you any bad vibes, or make you feel that I’m marginalizing your worries… but… well, it doesn’t set off your virus scanner…
Let’s get technical, and show these idiots that we’re not children… which virus scanner are you using?
… and what’s your password?
which one?
Euwe, you already know FastEddy’s Browser. You slyly gathered that information. I am not telling you anything about my virus scanner or browser. Nothing will I give you that might show a weakness in my system. My days of trusting some stranger are over. No offense, but you are making an effort to collect information that would make my system vulnerable.
I didn’t slyly gather that information. He told me.
And if you don’t want to tell me the virus checker – that’s fine I don’t have to check it here… download the file, and use any of several free ones… you’ll see it’s clean… but if one of those comes up with a positive virus, surely you’ll have no trouble telling me the code it/they report… since you’re not even using them.
AFTER you asked him for it. I know how to download the file and drop it in the box for virus scanner, but the trust is broken, why would I do that?
He’s not afraid… he knows what’s what.
Telling me he’s using a mac and safari means nothing and he knows it.
I’m using Windows 7, chrome… and anything else you want to know about my system. I’m absolutely clear on what and where the dangers are…
never download .zip, .exe, .dll – that’s where the danger is… you can download them without fear, but since you *cannot* every execute them unless you’re sure they’re from a trusted source – why would you?
safe files are mp3, mp4, txt… etc.
why would I do that?
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I don’t know… why not?
He who would learn to fly one day must learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.
Believe me! The secret to reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!
What is courage? This courage will not be the opposite of despair. We shall often be faced with despair, as indeed every sensitive person has been during the last several decades in this country. Hence Kierkegaard and Nietzsche and Camus and Sartre have proclaimed that courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.
“No revolution in outer things is possible without prior revolution in one’s inner way of being. Whatever change you aspire to in your affairs must be preceded by a change in heart, an active deepening and strengthening of your resolve to meet every event with equanimity, detachment, and innocent goodwill. When this spiritual poise is achieved within, magnificent things are possible without.”
“Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can often become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.”
I know it stinks in here, ’cause I’m the shit.
My iPad chocked on that one.
chocked?
you still using safari?
try chrome.
Can’t on this one. I’ll try on one at work.
k.
It’s still legal in many states not to hire based on sexual orientation.
Women are paid less, because they need the job more. That is my opinion. They also put up with a lot of harassment and BS to get their meager pay. Men are losing power because they are abusing power. Do I expect it will be largely different if women gain power? Absolutely not.
Truth is, most every job a young pretty girl/woman works, she will be sexually harassed and underpaid. She is right “You can’t stand up for equal pay if you don’t know you’re being paid unequally,”
It is also true for every sex and race. Those who know how to negotiate salary best are in the know and have nothing to lose. Those who need the money are willing to take whatever crumbs are thrown their way.
Should it change? I survived, I expect others will too. What really needs to change is more minorities stepping up to be leaders.
Just because someone is paid more, doesn’t mean they are worth more. Hope each and every person realizes their own value and does some research to validate that for confidence in asking for a pay raise.
“You can’t stand up for equal pay if you don’t know you’re being paid unequally.” REALLY! Everyone knows what everyone else is making in an organization. Yes, most companies have confidentiality rules about salaries – but come on, we all know. Hillary is insulting the intelligence of women with that statement!
Women need to stay at home, and keep their heads covered. If it was good enough for Paul, it’s good enough for me…. mom.
Pope Paul, the fashion horse? … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dId8hvlyOeE
Apostle Paul.
Did you missed it? My link seemed to tie it all together: Garbage’s references to the Catholic Church, your reference to Paul, the whole “girl”/bias thingy, MCP-ism, …
Hogwash. In a non public sector job, sharing compensation info will get you terminated. It should be fully transparent. No employer should be afraid to stand behind their compensation decisions.
But if people can find out we’re screwing them, us managers won’t get our fat paychecks!
I wish I could find more women to hire: reliable, well spoken, more interested … I pay the same for the same work.
If I were looking for a job, I’d call you and I’d be the best employee you every hired. Probably the least too – we are both capitalist ;)
Low pay, yes = just enough to keep you out of the higher tax brackets. But there are perks like: we pay all of your gasoline, we pay all of your taxes, we pay bonuses on profitability, we often give “gifts” … We buy the occasional high end lunch for the whole crew … more.
LOLOL
I worked directly for the vice president of engineering, in research and development… he did not allow me to hire or fire – to his discredit… I had to work with the fools he hired to write software without being able to vet them myself… one asian girl I tried to get to write software to transfer information from a desktop to a tablet confided in me her husband had to set the vcr, because “it was too complicated” for her.
you see – you never even tried to work with her. Men only share knowledge with women when they want something. You could have helped her, but she obviously was afraid to ask you. I can’t imagine why.
Men often claim women expect them to be mind readers, but I find men often expect women to be. Not only, do they expect women to read their minds, when they fail to read a woman’s mind, all bets are off. They are prone to snoop, gather, do whatever is necessary to push every button. When in fact, a simple question might bring an answer to your dilemma – i.e. how can I help you? What did I do wrong? We aren’t communicating very well, how can I contribute to a better communication between us?
It take two. The minute someone thinks they can read my mind, they have it horribly mixed up. I am an open book, easy communication, but that is often mistaken for weakness. Oh My! We really should stop while we still have some blood left ;)
you see – you never even tried to work with her.
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you’re so wrong. I had to… she was a resource. I taught her as much as I could.
we’re still in touch. she’s a consultant now.