How should the U.S. deal with discrepancies in pay for minorities?
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Where is this fact located?\nIf you're talking about illegal aliens, then nothing really needs to be done.
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This article: The Wage Gap - A History of Pay Inequity and the Equal Pay Act" has information for U.S. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/equalpayact1.html
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I would think :\n\nA. REPORT WITH A CHARTS DOCUMENTING HOURLY WAGE RATES BY OCCUPATIONAL GROUP\n\nThe rest seem pretty subjective.
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I think logic would tell that what they just did was wrong, unethical and more than likely ILLEGAL.\nYou can't promise a person this wage, and then change it. That'd be like me hiring you, promising you 10 bucks an hour and then you find out that you are only making 8.50..\n\nThey can't rip you off like that. It's an injustice! Fight the power!\n\nSeriously. Go get your money that you worked hard for, and deserve.
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This isn't really a racists issue, it's an economical issue.One third of Mexico's GNP is from money sent back from Mexicans working in the U.S. This is untaxed money leaving the country that is slowing our economy.
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The problem lies in the victim attitude that ALL minorities have succumbed to.  They have put up with many forms of discrimination in the past, but as that is now disappearing they are grasping at straws to still remain the victim and receive their entitlements.  They don't want equal rights, they want things handed to them.  It's the liberal way.  Recently a black man at my husband's company filed a lawsuit saying he was being made to do work that white workers don't do.  The lawsuit was dismissed and he was discharged when it was proven that the white workers already knew the work he was doing and that it was part of his training.  You lose respect for a cause when it is being abused and unfortunately that is what is happening now.  Equal rights have turned into bullying and blackmail.
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They don't deserve a pay raise, because the American people have to make them do their job, especially when it came to immigration. they make enough money. I think the voter should decide when they get a pay raise.
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Can depend in part on the job.  Ask your federal labor board, or go check out their website.  If they are doing wrong, the labor board may fine them and make them change it.
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It would help if you define what you mean by 'supplemental wages'. It sounds to me as though that's a term used outside the US
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You are probably thinking of Affirmative Action:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States
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It probably depends on which service branch that you're in.  For instance, the Air Force is compromised of about 15% Black, 74.5% White, and almost 9% Hispanic.  I am African-American, enlisted AF, have a bachelor's degree (and my research paper away from my MPA).  I don't know if I've seen overt opposition to my pursuit of education, but I will agree that "the system" is not always favorable for minority advancement through education.
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Some people, such as yourself, are creating awareness of the issue.  That is at least one thing the average American can be (and is) doing in the fight against injustice.\n\nI would advocate the following: \n\nStop paying taxes.  At the very least, recognize that our own money is being used against us.\n\nAs for the second question, try stop paying your taxes, see what happens.  This is why people pay the taxes, and accept the injustice.
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The only way a law can level the playing field for a class of people is if it does not exsist.  \n\nIt sucks that people have inherint biases but the fact is that we all have them.  I am white and married a white woman.  I prefer white women.  All of my black friends married black women.  They prefer black women.  We (the human race) are prejudicial by nature.  Unfortunately, no law wil ever fix this. \n\nTo answer your question......No, I do not beleive in affirmative action.  Instead, I beleive that minorities that are under-represented in certain occupations need to try harder to make themselves valuable in those positions.  In most cases that means they will have to learn to properly speak the english language.
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people who fall into minority groups.
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It depends on the district. There is usually a state baseline pay, but districts modify entrance pay based on whether they are rural, sububrban, urban, or Title 1 or not, or are serving low, medium, or high-income families, etc.
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I think equal opportunity laws has made a difference, but it also depends on the size of the company. A small "mom and pop" company is less likely to be open to employing minorities. But a larger company like Wal-Mart, AG Edwards, or Cracker Barrel, all which have previously had EOE (equal opportunity employment) issues are now forced to maintain fair standards for minorities too. \n\n    However there will always be the select group of people anywhere who refuse to accept a minority into their life or work place. I think the laws have been put into action, now people just need to learn and practice tolerance. \n\n    If everyone was the same, life would be very boring. Our differences are the excitement in life.
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whether it's fair or not, limiting budgets will increase the parity.  i don't think parity can ever be equalized since certain factors will always be different - things like school size, location, admissions standards, etc.