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President Barack Obama will sign two new executive orders on equal pay for women Tuesday, Politico reports.

And that's bad because?

Blaggard wrote:And that's bad because?

Apparently it's a direct attack on Bob's 'freedom and liberty'

Blaggard wrote:And that's bad because?

Tell me again, Blaggard, about your not being a socialist. If you want to hire a plumber, do you want the government telling you how much you have to pay the plumber, and that you have to pay every plumber the same amount even though you don't like the plumber's looks, gender, age, race, religion or any other factor? That's not what free-market capitalism is all about, my friend.

bobevenson wrote:

Blaggard wrote:And that's bad because?

Tell me again, Blaggard, about your not being a socialist. If you want to hire a plumber, do you want the government telling you how much you have to pay the plumber, and that you have to pay every plumber the same amount even though you don't like the plumber's looks, gender, age, race, religion or any other factor? That's not what free-market capitalism is all about, my friend.

Why is 'socialist' such a dirty word to you anyway? Has 'commie bastard' gone out of fashion in your (red)neck of the woods? Define 'socialist' please.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:Define 'socialist' please.

Go back to the first post and you'll find a pretty good definition.

bobevenson wrote:

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:Define 'socialist' please.

Go back to the first post and you'll find a pretty good definition.

I don't see any definition. You can't even define what you spend all your time hating.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

bobevenson wrote:

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:Define 'socialist' please.

Go back to the first post and you'll find a pretty good definition.

I don't see any definition. You can't even define what you spend all your time hating.

Hey, vegie, if you don't have a basic understanding of socialism versus free-market capitalism, go to Wikipedia and indulge yourself.

Being pro equality is a liberal value not a socialist one. And who said anything about plumbers? Once again Bob is shocked that the democrats have done something liberal.

Blaggard wrote:Being pro equality is a liberal value not a socialist one. And who said anything about plumbers? Once again Bob is shocked that the democrats have done something liberal.

What the hell do you mean by "pro equality," a term that sounds nice, but has absolutely no meaning in economics. Why should an employer have to pay a woman the same as a man? If you buy labor, you should be able to decide who you're going to buy it from and how much you're going to pay. Anything less is pure, unadulterated tyranny and despotism.

Because if a woman does exactly the same job then they should get paid that.

Let me put it this way if you worked in a typing pool, and found out all the women get 18k a year and you get just 15k not because you do less work, or are less experienced only because you are a man how would you feel?

Blaggard wrote:Because if a woman does exactly the same job then they should get paid that.

Jesus Christ, please don't ever deny that you're the biggest goddamn socialist on the face of the Earth.
I don't care if a woman does 100% better than a man, the government has absolutely no right to dictate how much she should be paid or if she should be hired at all. What part of the word "tyranny" don't you understand? I apologize for attacking you this way because I realize you have grown up under socialism and are mentally challenged in this area (I'm trying to use left-wing, politically correct terminology for your benefit).

bobevenson wrote:

Hey, vegie, if you don't have a basic understanding of socialism versus free-market capitalism, go to Wikipedia and indulge yourself.

What a cop-out. You know you can't even define it.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

bobevenson wrote:

Hey, vegie, if you don't have a basic understanding of socialism versus free-market capitalism, go to Wikipedia and indulge yourself.

What a cop-out. You know you can't even define it.

Hey, dope, do you want me to print out the full Wikipedia article or will a short dictionary definition suffice?

bobevenson wrote:

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

bobevenson wrote:

Hey, vegie, if you don't have a basic understanding of socialism versus free-market capitalism, go to Wikipedia and indulge yourself.

What a cop-out. You know you can't even define it.

Hey, dope, do you want me to print out the full Wikipedia article or will a short dictionary definition suffice?

You are the one who keeps throwing the word around without knowing what it means. Actually it's so vague it's meaningless. It's yet another word that's lost its meaning because of stupid, illiterate Americans abusing it. It's no wonder the country's being dumbed-down, when you consider the brain-rotting shit that children are fed at schools. That's all about money and 'freedom' too. Where's their 'freedom' to choose a healthy option? At least Russia invests in its most important people, children, by providing healthy, balanced school meals.