Hillary Clinton, already known for her long history of lying, has been caught in another one, according to Allysia Finley, writing in the April 26, edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Hillary Clinton never allows the facts to get in the way when she wants to win votes. (uselectionatlas.org)
Appearing at an “Equal Pay Day” with U.S. women’s national soccer team midfielder Megan Rapinoe, Clinton said, “the men are making hundreds of thousands of dollars more than women,” while boasting of the women’s winning World Cup performances, compared to the lackluster play of the men.
Clinton’s claim “would be outrageous if it were true,” writes Finley, “but it isn’t.” Clinton continues to use the weak equal-pay issue to appeal to female voters, and the soccer players are seeking an improved labor contract.
“Since 2008, six national-team men and six women have earned more than $1 million from the Federation,” according to Finley, “and 14 of the 25 highest-earning national-team members over the past four years have been women, whose compensation averaged $695,269, just 2.2 percent below the average for men.”
Women on the U.S. national soccer team aren’t paid less than men, and receive benefits that men don’t, including maternity leave and severance pay if they get cut from the team.
I suppose we can expect Clinton to cite the disparity of winnings in golf’s LPGA versus the PGA. Just as in soccer, where attendance at women’s matches is half that of the men, LPGA event attendance continues to struggle.
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