chris@pyuxc.UUCP (R. Hollenbeck) (03/01/85)
In a way, it's very hard to see why equal pay for equal work is so controversial, since it's so logical. So what's the real problem? Employers can't afford it, prices would go sky-high, etc.? TOUGH. This economy was built on the under- (or un-)paid labor of blacks, women, newly arrived immigrants, etc. Complaints about higher prices as a result of equal pay are therefore indefensible. If our capitalist economy is truly the marvel it's supposed to be, an example for the rest of the world to follow, then it cannot allow such inequalities to remain the status quo. I'll be holding a campaign/pep rally at 4:00 in the park.
shor@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Melinda Shore) (03/03/85)
[] >This economy was built on the under- (or un-)paid labor of blacks, women, >newly arrived immigrants, etc. Complaints about higher prices >as a result of equal pay are therefore indefensible. >If our capitalist economy is truly the marvel it's supposed to be, >an example for the rest of the world to follow, then it cannot allow >such inequalities to remain the status quo. Alas, our capitalist economy was BUILT on such inequalities. >I'll be holding a campaign/pep rally at 4:00 in the park. I'll be there!! -- Melinda Shore University of Chicago Computation Center uucp: ...!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!shor Mailnet: staff.melinda@uchicago.mailnet Bitnet: shor%sphinx@uchicago.bitnet ARPA: staff.melinda%uchicago.mailnet@mit-multics.arpa