Commentary

Legal Plunder

By Betsy McCaughey
Wednesday, April 13 2016

If you're employed, beware. An alarming attitude is sweeping the nation that your paycheck is fair game to fix any social problem. Left-wing legislators across the nation are mandating deductions from everyone's paycheck to fund paid family medical leave programs. The programs are used mostly by women to stay home with their newborns. Sounds warm and fuzzy, but looting your paycheck to fund it amounts to legal plunder. The left is using the law to take what you've earned and give the money to someone else. New York State lawmakers are savoring their 15 minutes of fame for passing the most "progressive"…

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