The wage gap between men and women does not exist in America

Background - To clarify, I will first be defending my own case, and then attacking my opponent's case.Defense 1 - I didn't concede the arguement, and I clarified the definitions in my first round response, and the comments.Here is what I wrote in quotations" Clearifications - Wage Gap - The issue brought up that women are paid less for the same job as a result of sexism and is supported by the status quo" Even if my opponent had no background information as to what I meant, (which he probably did because when the wage gap is discussed, the main issue that is brought up regarding it, is sexism.) I clearly laid out what the debate was over in the R1 postingAnd even when using a website that he uses for his sources, they make it clear that this is an issue about sexism."You’ve probably heard that men are paid more than women are paid over their lifetimes. But what does that mean? Are women paid less because they choose lower-paying jobs? Is it because more women work part time than men do? Or is it because women have more caregiving responsibilities? And what, exactly, does gender bias have to do with paychecks?" http://www.aauw.org...;Notice how all of the questions besides the last one use "Is it" but the last one reads as follows, "And what, exactly, does gender bias have to do with paychecks?" Here word choice is key, that last question makes the issue about gender inequality.Furthermore, when many experts and economists talk about the wage gap they clearly mention the hysteria of gender inequality in America when they talk about it.Thus, I haven't misrepresented the debate resolution as my oponnent would like you to believe by misrepresenting what I say, and by pretending as if he does not know what I am reffering to. Moving on, my opponent says that I conceded the arguement when I said, "This means that it's not that women are paid less, but it is that they choose to work less." However, my opponent disregards the very next sentence where I said, "Thus if we take a man and woman that work in the same job for the same hours, we would see that they are paid the same." What I said here actually strengthens my case as it debunks the main part of the wage gap myth : sexism. Furthermore, what I said in the second sentence disproves the wage gap, as I said that women and men in the same job who work for the same hours get the same amount of money. Therefore, I did not concede my arguement, (as my opponent would like you to believe), but I strengthened my case.Defense 2 - My opponent says I lack the sources, but I provide more sources than they do.To attack my points (which by the way are common knowledge), he says that I don't provide enough evidence.However, I provide - Examples Government Policy and Law (I talked about how taxes work, which inform the government of how much people are paid) (Equal Pay Act)And Credible Websites (Which are working links)https://www.nytimes.com......;https://www.eeoc.gov......; To provide further info to satisfy my opponent, here is a proffessor talking about the gender wage gap and how the statistics provided by supporters of the wage gap myth are flawed.;;She talks about the wage gap excactly like I do, connected to sexism. The wage gap has become synonymous with sexism, and if that sexism doesn't exist, then the wage gap doesn't either.Defense 3 - My opponent claims that I say that the Equal Pay Act is irrelevant, he is misquoting me.My opponent claims that I said the equal pay act is irrelevant, but I didn't, I simply said that just because there is a law in place doesn't mean that it can't happen. HOWEVER, I did say that the government can moniter how much people are paid, and because of this the wage gap can't happen.My opponent continues to say that because illegal immigration happens that the wage gap can happen, too.However, illegal immigration doesn't deal with AMERICAN citizens, and because of that illegal work in that regard is allowed to happen, because the government takes priority to things concerning AMERICAN citizens, that is why the wage gap for AMERICAN women is not happening where ILLEGAL MIGRANT WORK IS! (The government in AMERICA takes AMERICAN PEOPLE AND LEGAL MIGRANTS INTO PRIORITY) This is not only seen with our President-Elect, but is simply common sense because there are too many illegal immigrants to deal with and not enough information about them, as they are illegal. IN CONTRAST, AMERICAN WOMEN CAN BE HELPED AS THERE IS INFORMATION REGARDING THEM, UNLIKE ILLEGAL MIGRANTS. Therefore, my point about the gender wage gap not existing as it is illegal still stands. My opponent also says that I provided no evidence as to how the government knows how much you get paid.I stated that they look at your income through your income taxes, but if a 29 year old who should be paying taxes right know (cause if you don't its tax evasion) doesn't believe me, take it from the government itself."We have a progressive income tax structure in the U.S. For example, for the 2012 tax year, single filers paid a 10 percent federal income tax on the first $8,700 of taxable income. The next bracket – from $8,701 to $35,350 is taxed at a 15 percent tax rate. So, if your daughter will have a taxable income of $30,000, the first $8,700 would be taxed at 10 percent, and the remaining $21,300 would be taxed at 15 percent under the 2012 tax rate schedule." https://www.consumerfinance.gov...;As you can see, my opponents claims about my second point are completely false, as the government has an idea of how much people are paid.Defense Conclusion - In conclusion, I protected my case as I - - Did not concede, and proved that I did not concede. (As my opponent is misquoting me, and witholding important follow up info)- Have credible sources - Answered all of the questions my opponent had on my case- MOST IMPORTANTLY I DID NOT misrepresent the resolution of this debate, as I have shown you that I laid out clearifications in my first speech.All of this proves that my opponent's attacks on my case are unfounded and a misrepresentation of what I said.Attacks- Moving on to attacks, my opponent only focused on attacking my case, and not building his own. He only has one point building his case, and 3 attacks on mine which I have debunked.- Furthermore, the sources he entails are all NONEXISTANT WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE LINK PROVIDED. If I can't see the article, then it counts as an unrealiable source. Even if I could see said articles, the main source he provided, www.aauw.org , is constently attacked by proffessors and economists alike, here is proof of said attacks ;.Continuing my attack on his sources, go to www.aauw.org , and see how often they tell which economist they got their information from. Because the article from them I read showcased a statistic with no real backbone to it.- Finally, I will debunk the gender stereotype myth. If women were pressured to be more maternal as my opponent says, then how come women are more likely to graduate from college than men. This would not happen if we lived in a patriarchial society. "Last year, 29.9% of men had a bachelor's degree, while 30.2% of women did, the bureau reports. A decade prior, in 2005, 28.5% of men had bachelor's degree, while only 26% of women did. Young women are driving the change. In the 25-34 age group, 37.5% of women have a bachelor's degree or higher, while only 29.5% of men do. (Rates of college attainment for men and women in this age group are increasing roughly equally.) But for the over-65 crowd, only 20.3% of women have such degrees, compared to 30.6% of men." http://time.com...;In America, the subject of this debate, more women go to college than men, where is the proof of the stigma my opponent is talking about? More women are encouraged to go to college, if we lived in a sexist society like my opponent claims, this would not happen.My opponent's inadequate proof, means that they who are questioning the status quo, and saying that it is flawd do not provide their burden of proof, and therefore should lose the debate.Summary In summary, I defended my case effectively with credible sources, and I added more sources as well. Also, I attacked my opponents unviewable sources, which have been attacked and labeled as feminist propaganda by scholars, and therefore are debunked. Finally, I was able to debunk the gender stereotype myth my opponent used to defend his case, leaving him with nothing to defend his case with. For all those reasons, I humbly request a vote for pro, and thus a vote for debunking a myth which has drained America's time for many years.Thank you to the audience and my opponent for your time.Sincerely Faust