Tuesday, April 12, 2011

An open letter to my congresspersons in support of the Paycheck Fairness Act

In this tough economy, more and more families are counting on the income from women.
Unfair pay practices make things even harder, especially for those families who rely solely on female earnings. That's an awful lot of households, given the number of negligent fathers so busy out being the captains of industry and all. Single mother households? I was raised in one, as was my daughter, as was my daughter's father, as are half the people I know. That's the common experience today. Child support? For many, the question is "what's that?" Most politicians seem to do nothing about much of anything unless it puts money in their own pockets.

Now is the time for Congress to take the steps necessary to effectively address wage discrimination and eliminate loopholes that have undermined the Equal Pay Act's effectiveness. Again, I urge you to become an early co-sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act. If you fail to do so, you're participating in polishing the glass ceiling for future generations of women. Perhaps even a daughter of your own?
Women are well aware of the need for this legislation. We cannot rely on industries to do the right thing. Stop trying to kid us that we don't need protections from so many corporations which are, in fact, diagnosable sociopathic entities.

Most sectors of industry have proven this time and again. A "free" market is an indulgent concept that amounts to a romantic legend; a damaging legend to which the more privileged among us seem to want to cling tightly, and many everyday hardworking citizens still look to as some kind of beacon of freedom, when it does more to keep them chained to subsistence. This is particularly true for working women. It's even more bitter for working women with children. The government already hopes to dictate what women will and will not do with their very own bodies. Now the labor force in America along with a woman's sovereignty over her very own body is being thrown under a bus. One can only presume this move will put women back in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant where they belong. One can further surmise that this is the ultimate goal for "cultural changes" the GOP keep telling us they hope to mandate with their budget starvation techniques so affectionately dubbed "The Catfood Commission". Are these goals then also reflective of your position, a position evidenced by callous delusions wrapped up in the sheep's clothing of some authoritarian imposed morality? Not all your constituents are clueless, and some of us do keep track and do vote.
Thanks. I don't need a response. Ignore the tag that says otherwise. A canned response to me is absolutely worthless. I don't need to hear back from you because I'll see if you endorse this in congress, and I'll check how you vote, on this issue and many others, each and every time you vote.

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