Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,505,384 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Comparable mirth.


Supreme Court nominee nominee n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract.  John Roberts endures criticism for belittling be·lit·tle  
tr.v. be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling, be·lit·tles
1. To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right.
 wacky comparable worth notions back in the '80s. You recall that one--the idea that bureaucrats and judges should set wage scales for occupations because the market did such a bad job. No, really.
COPYRIGHT 2005 Reason Foundation
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2005, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:comparable worth notions
Author:Taylor, Jeff A.
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2005
Words:42
Previous Article:Curious George.(George Pataki)(Brief Article)
Next Article:Pill poppers.(Vioxx law suits)(Brief Article)
Topics:



Related Articles
The comparable-worth story. (study by economists John Raisian, Michael Ward and Finis Welch)
Equity and Gender: The Comparable Worth Debate.
Medicinal mirth gets research rebuke.(despite the popular belief, there is little hard evidence that humor has a health benefit)(Brief Article)
Wade, Nicholas, ed. The New York Times book of language and linguistics.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
Car values.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Politicizing the pay gap.(The Last Word)
The Gingerbread House.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
"Roberts Resisted Women's Rights," headlined a front-page Washington Post article examining memos the Supreme Court nominee wrote as a young counsel...
Just Feynman.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
Carrying the tech torch.(Letter to the editor)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles