The final paragraph said " Employers who take a look at their pay rolls and notice such pay differences should ask themselves some hard questions about the reasons for those gaps. And lawmakers should make clear that kind of discrimination will not be tolerated in West Virginia".
Has this paper went so far left that now it is advocating some sort of legislation on what a Private Company is paying? It is not the business of Government to dictate wages anymore than price controls. Nixon tried that in the early 1970s and got his clock cleaned. It did not work then and will not work now. Have we not seen what happens when Government becomes too intrusive?
There is study after study on why the ladies are earning many times a lessor wage. It has to do with as an example them leaving the work force to do a more important job in raising their children. Pay is lousy but benefits are great. I missed a lot of "firsts" for mine because I was working either in the States or deployed. Those can not be replaced for me. Did not have the means in those days to just happen to have a camera at the right time in the right place. Mom loved them of course. She may not have had a picture, but she had the memory. Now a days, ya' just gotta love Skype.
The supposed Glass Ceilings in many industries (at least what we have left), are crumbling albeit slowly never the less going away. It is tough for an old guy of 50- 70 to think that smart looking young woman can possible do anything like what dear old dad did. But they can and the old guys now are learning that fact.
Evaluate the payroll in a private company and hopefully make the needed changes as they show up. But to have a Government step in to say "pay this or pay that" is a recipe for people going elsewhere to do business. Than how much does anyone make with a closed facility. Encourage; don't discourage.
The "Bernie Sanders" who appear to be moonlighting at the PN&S need to back up the train........ and both he and Hilary need to get on and out of town.
And then the ever bubbly Executive Editor with her remarks about " give as much attention as given to Donald Trump's latest thinly veiled hate speech". Hello, what hate speech lady? I do not agree with many of the things he says but still try to listen to him as I do all the Candidates and don't remember anything I would qualify as "hate speech"? The problem with the Progressive Liberals here in the MOV is they will draw and quarter someone for the smallest of Politically Incorrect statements or even just a word; but will embrace thugs like in the chi-town neighborhoods and the Terrorists overseas because they are only acting out because of the lack of jobs. Mr. Trump can for sure get a little abrupt, but he is at least bringing the open wound out for airing so as to heal. Yes, he needs to tone down the personal attacks on some of his opponents or use to be ones. No attack against a wife is permissible until the day she picks up a microphone and goes on the Political Trail. Then sadly she has chosen to be a fill in for dear old (fill in the blank). Then some clown will probably come after her be it Cruz, Trump or whomever?
But any Elected or Appointed man/ male or woman/ female at any level of Government is an open target when they say or do something that is wrong; not different- wrong. That is fairness and impartiality in its finest form. No discrimination there; no hate anything. Strictly a performance based approach be it legal or illegal? A difference of opinion should never be a crime.
At the last Budget and Finance meeting on the 12th, the Falling Leaves Festival went from $2500., to a new $6000. amount. The Gentleman running it had some ideas and the Committee with extra money everywhere just threw some more at the wall to see what stuck. If anyone is paying attention, the wanna be key stone cops are in full election year mode. Running scared and giving out goodies for every possible vote they can buy. At what point do we go from patronage to just plain flat bribery? It is hard to believe you folks can so easily be bought? May be hard to stop the waste of dollars this year, but remember to think twice and vote once.
What this bunch is giving away now in any way, shape or form can just as easily be taken back. When you least expect it. The secret to our success is good stable economics with people having a few bucks in their pockets. Most businesses thrive from selling something or at least used too.
Guess I could have missed something in these new times we are all sharing?
So please read, think and comment to your friends, neighbors and family. ' nuff said'.
(Paid for by the Candidate- Lawrence J. Wilson for Mayor of Vienna).