Texas must eliminate gender gap pay

The problem of unequal pay still exists in the workplace today. Even though there’re many articles in the past discussing about this topic, it still becomes a concern for many female workers. In this article, the author is once again addressing the problem of wage gap. The target audience is the government, all of the employers who currently pay a low salary for women as well as all of the female workers themselves. The editorial starts by giving the readers a data about the percentage of salary men get paid over women. These numbers are taken from a real survey done by the Census Bureau’s American Community on UT campus. According to a sociology professor, the wage gap would increase to a higher level if the government doesn’t do something to solve this problem. It then went on to talk about how female workers still receive a lower wages than men, even if they are the group who have a higher rate in obtaining  a degree after high school compare to men.  The author’s claim is that the wage gap exists no matter what. The 2012 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates a clear and factual amount earn by a female CEO and a male CEO. It is a 30% more for men and this evidence clearly shows a huge gap.

                The author did a good job in critiquing. He persuades his readers as well as the audience by giving out a clear and factual data. As you may know, numbers are always true, make sense and convincing enough for many people. In addition, these numbers are from a government survey and government report, not just any survey that the author include it in. After reading this article, I agree with what the author said about the wage gap. It has been an issue a long time ago and the government should do something about it. It is very unfair for women if they get treated like this. It doesn’t sound right since we live in a country that famous for its freedom and equality, but this kind of problem exists and continues to exist as years come. Therefore, the government should do something about it.

 Drop in Full-Time Work   

            
               As we all know, Obama Health Care Plan was officially signed into bill starting 2010. Obama Care is a health care reform proposed by President Obama stating that individuals need to purchase some types of insurance that cover their visit to doctors. This reform helps reduce wasteful spending in healthcare right now. However, to some Congressional budget experts, President Obama’s plan will affect the rate of labor in the US. Based on their prediction, in 2024, there will be a reduction of approximately 2.5 million full-time jobs. The main factor of this reduction is employers choose not to hire additional workers.

                Even though, this health plan seems to help the people, it still carries its own disadvantage. If people choose to obtain a health plan through Obama Care, their employers don’t have to guarantee them a health plan. In another word, people don’t have to work much in order to obtain some types of coverage for themselves and their families.  Instead of following the rules in the workplace to work full-time in order for an employee to get coverage, they can work less but still able to get help through the new Obama Care.  This issue would raise a little concern for the rate of labor in the US in the future.