A lot of people believe that the same candidate's wife, who chose to be a stay-at-home mom, said this about equal pay for women: "Why should women be paid equal to men? Men have been in the working world a lot longer and deserve to be paid at a higher rate." It's a great little soundbite, the perfect kind of quote to generate outrage but Ann Romney never said it. For info on who created and propagated the bogus quote, check out this post on About.com's Urban Legend's channel.
So maybe people should quit damning Mrs. Romney for things she didn't say.
Her husband, though, has said a lot of things on the subject and he just will not be pinned down by pesky reporters who keep asking him for his opinion on equal pay for women.
What is known is that he opposed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
(Who is Lilly Ledbetter you might ask. She's a woman who sued her employer, Goodyear, claiming she'd been paid significantly less than her male counterparts.
Here's a thought to take with you into the polling booth--Women college graduates make, on average, $8000 less a year than their male peers. Don't take my word for it, check out this article.
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