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Re:Iceland becomes first country to legalise equal pay by yorwba on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @10:53AM (#16061969)
But if a man earns enough to pay for the needs of his wife in addition to his own, that means he is paid much more than her. I wouldn't deduce that from the man's total compensation, since it essentially is an expense like any other.
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Re:Iceland becomes first country to legalise equal pay by mafribe on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @01:46PM (#16063775)
Childcare / alimony is not an expense like any other because in many legislations you cannot really decided to stop paying that expense, see e.g. [1]. In the US you typically go to prison pretty swiftly if you refuse to pay.

[1] http://www.realworlddivorce.com/

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