Affirmative Action: A Counter Productive Policy

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June 1, 2014

 

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Because of this, most African Americans have suffered little or no oppression in terms of slavery. When the Civil Rights Act was passed, its spirit was not one of reverse discrimination, but of getting employers to consider applicants candidly in filling jobs within their companies. Hubert Humphrey, a major sponsor of the Act, was quoted during a 1964 interview swearing that he would "eat the bill if it were ever used for discrimination of any sort...
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Hubert Humphrey, a major sponsor of the Act, was quoted during a 1964 interview swearing that he would "eat the bill if it were ever used for discrimination of any sort." Yet, it has promoted just that, discrimination. The past cannot be changed, and society should stop compensating people who were never hurt at the expense of people who have done them no harm...
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