Corporations support Affirmative Action

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelb...mative-action/

This should be interesting. Republicans/conservatives typically support big business and the military, and want Affirmative Action gone. The military and big business want Affirmative Action intact. I wonder how it'll shake out.

What IS "affirmative action"?

It's painted with a brush of "fairness", but affirmative action is also discrimination, and I so much wish we'd move away from all that CRAP.

If someone is the best applicant for the job, and is a good employee (on time, doesn't yell at the customers, doesn't stink, etc.), then hire him or her. If they don't meet the above requirements, then don't hire them.

Putting up barriers to some races/ethnicities, and not doing it for others, is just wrong. In some professions, it has really wrought havoc (police and fire, for two examples). These were jobs that were both hotbeds of discrimination before the ruling for affirmative action, so no really easy answer presents itself. I just don't believe you will ever eliminate discrimination, by enacting reverse discrimination.