Affirmative Action Solved
Well, the good news is that I believe I've found an equitable alternative to Affirmative Action that will not even mention race yet will preferentially compensate blacks for any economic effects caused by slavery/racism/etc that persist to this day. The bad news is that it likely will never happen.
Basically, the answer is welfare. Whatever benefits are currently extended to blacks as Affirmative Action should instead be extended to poor people. Since blacks are apparently poor more often due to slavery and racism, this will currently benefit blacks more than anyone else, but will do so in a way that is not singling out blacks or any other race in a way that could incite racial issues. It would also automatically help compensate for any future racial disparities, and white/Asian/etc kids that happen to be poor will benefit from it too.
Unfortunately, due to most of the right hating welfare, and most of the left wanting to specifically single out blacks due to pangs of conscience (and probably the black vote), this solution is likely never going to see the light of day.
Basically, the answer is welfare. Whatever benefits are currently extended to blacks as Affirmative Action should instead be extended to poor people. Since blacks are apparently poor more often due to slavery and racism, this will currently benefit blacks more than anyone else, but will do so in a way that is not singling out blacks or any other race in a way that could incite racial issues. It would also automatically help compensate for any future racial disparities, and white/Asian/etc kids that happen to be poor will benefit from it too.
Unfortunately, due to most of the right hating welfare, and most of the left wanting to specifically single out blacks due to pangs of conscience (and probably the black vote), this solution is likely never going to see the light of day.
posted by Gideon Humphrey at 11:54 PM
6 Comments:
Haven't got anything intelligent to say, but I'm reminded of a quote from Once Upon a Time in Mexico: "Are you a Mexi-CAN or a Mexi-CAN'T?"
FALSE DICHOTOMY!!!
But I'm gonna go with Mexi-CAN'T.
I sincerely hope this is a finely-tuned bit of sarcasm.
Well, I'm afraid it isn't. If you have a problem with my suggestion, please share it.
What is the evidence that slavery is the cause of poverty instead of racism for blacks today? I thought it was the other way around.
I think a better solution (theoretically but it will never happen) is to make job salaries more equitable. Instead of paying $7.85/hr to sweep the floor and $7.8 million to baseball, if we followed the lead of the Norwegians than more people could make a decent living. Sure fewer people would be really rich but some levels of wealth are just ridiculous anyways.
I've just been placed on the CSIS Commie list I'm sure.
I have no idea if slavery or racism is more of a cause. It doesn't matter, my proposed system basically helps make up for any economic disparity, regardless of cause.
If you want to achieve a smaller wealth gap, you wouldn't even have to mess with salaries if you didn't want to. You could just tax more and give more welfare.
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