var x = new Date('2013-05-23');
var y = new Date('2013-05-23');
// less than, greater than is fine:
x < y; => false
x > y; => false
x === y; => false, oops!
// anything involving '=' should use the '+' prefix
// it will then compare the dates' millisecond values
+x <= +y; => true
+x >= +y; => true
+x === +y; => true