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Charlie Jordan 9-29-09 BP&M

For many years equal pay has been an issue in our economy. Workers have held strikes and argued about this issue. Congress has attempted to pass bills to provide strict enforcement to ensure fair wage to both men and women, and different religious, or colored people.

In August of 2008, Congress passed the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would amend portions of the Equal Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act, and provide stronger penalties against work force discrimination. Most critics are arguing that the PFA (Paycheck Fairness Act) could punish employers by allowing damages for unintentional acts of sex-based discrimination. Other critics have said that the act was a “misnamed piece of legislation’’ and that the Equal Pay and the Civil Rights Act were in place to stop work force discrimination. Congressman Virgil Goode argued that the PFA is a discouragement for businesses in this country, and that proponents to the bill point to the Census Bureau stats that show, on average women make 77 cents for every dollar that a man makes. Congressional candidate Tom Perriello was against Goode by saying that “Goode would vote against equal pay for equal work for women. Perriello said “These are our mothers, sisters, wives and friends who are not getting a fair deal, and that is not alright with me”, and that he will be willing to fight for equal pay.

So in my opinion I believe that we should fight for equal pay, because every body deserves the same amount of money as everybody else. And I learned in this article that the government is working to be able to give everybody the same amount of pay.

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, c 2008. Goode: “Bill discouragement for business”. Danville Register & Bee, VA. Retrieved 28 September 2009. [] Type in the content of your page here.