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Originally Posted by hkbajwa  I think affirmative action is of no use any more. the fact that so many blacks and hispanics live in ghettoes and lead sub standard lives is a problem not of a single race or ethnicity, but rather of poverty.
Affirmative action can not fix this situation as well as higher taxes and better education.
I think all american citizens in the top 5% income bracket should pay an extra 10 % in taxes. Let face it, they will still be insanely rich, and the government will have more money to speand on education ( since all their other money goes on fighting stupid wars) |
I think you are absolutely right. However a lot of Americans do not believe in higher taxes and using it to better education. That is why schools in our nations capital can remain falling apart and the ghettos intact. Even without higher taxes we could divert money from the military but the same people don't like that either. Strange.
This is exactly why I feel AA is still a necessary evil. --- help me Instant Runoff Voting, you're my only hope --- There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence. |