‘Allowance gap’ ThinkProgress is pushing is fake

Published April 25, 2014 4:00am ET



Since the whole “women make 77 cents on the dollar that men make” outrage fizzled, the Left has needed a new way to tell women in America they are oppressed. Enter ThinkProgress, with an article about a supposed wage gap that begins with young boys and girls receiving different allowances.

“Nearly 70 percent of boys say they get an allowance, compared to just under 60 percent of girls, according to a new survey from Junior Achievement,” ThinkProgress author Bryce Covert wrote.

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