Sadly, Affirmative Action was never intended to be law, it was a strong suggestion. It was based on the concept that schools and businesses with government contracts were to recieve preferntial treatment if they impsoed hiring quotas on themselves. Today, we have people like Jesse Jackson extorting billions from companies with no ties to government under these same concepts. Funny thing is, legally they do not apply. However, he can threaten them, get what he wants (cash) and get typically unskilled people hired.
Look at the facts of Affirmative Action. It rarely benefits anyone on any side. Look at all of the black kids failing in the CA college system - are they now supposed to make classes easier for them, a curve based on color. Look at the free points that U of Mich. was rewarding simply for being of color - you would get 50% of your score for writing your name down. White students automatically started with deductions.
If you want to level the playing field, start at the bottom with education. We need to fix poor schools, move money where it is needed, and get rid of teachers unions. Furthermore school districts need to be run as businesses and schools need to account for performance. Children should be punished for skipping class, and failure should be punished with Summer school and when necessary repeating a grade UNTIL YOU GET IT.
All too often kids are slipping by because the 'we don't want to hurt their feelings' crowd is getting in the way. Time to get tough. We are raising a bunch or idiots that have little hope outside of the prison system.
Oh yeah, it is also time to tell parents and children that basketball and football are good past times, but they are not the 'ticket' out of the hood. Education is.
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