So this is what the Democrats are doing

I have been criticizing the Democrats in congress for failing to move forward with stopping the huge tax increase scheduled for January or even to fix the Alternative Minimum Tax problem for 2010. These failures threaten to drive the country back into a full recession, but the Democrats have not even put forward a bill that sets forth their position. Now comes word as to what is actually occupying the Democrats. the Senate voted today on a cloture motion regarding the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act. this poorly named statute would require all business to file with the government yet another report breaking down the work force by sex, national origin and race and listing the pay levels for each grouping. The bill would also place the burden of proof on the employer in cases where wage discrimination is alleged. In other words, it would no longer be required that an employee show that he or she was the victim of discrimination; now, the employer would be liable just because wages were not equal unless the employer could prove that this was not the result of discrimination. The bill would also make it much easier for lawyers to bring suit against employers regarding claims of discrimination; class actions would also be presumed valid in situations where pay levels were not identical across race, gender and national origin lines. In short, the bill is a big blow to the ability of a business to function profitably in the USA as well as a gift to the trial lawyers.

Fortunately, the Democrats lost the vote thanks to the united opposition of the Republicans. But the big news is that one week after the worst defeat that the Democrats suffered in over 60 years, they are right back at it; they are pushing a law that would probably cost hundreds of thousands or millions of jobs and make growth in the economy that much harder to come by. These folks just don't get it, and I doubt if they ever will.