To me affirmative action is a program that signifies the American governments view that this country's minority population needs a helping hand. It is what is fundamentally wrong with the answers to the problems we believe that we have.
1. The government diagnoses the problem: Minority People are under represented in the higher working classes.
2. They treat those people like the "victims" and instead of creating an equal playing field they find a simpler solution and grade them with a curve.
"Simpler solution" to democrats means a plan that creates tons of new taxes with little results.
For example when someone tells you it is our responsibility as a country to take care of our poor, they are wrong. That is the simple solution and easiest to tax. It is our responsibility as people of faith and values to take care of the poor. Distributing wealth from the rich to the poor just for the sake that they are poor helps no one; it hinders our growth as a nation. Instead of teaching a man to fish on his own, we have made him dependent on the state. A capitalist society needs haves and have not's for it to work. If you knew that no matter how hard you worked or how little you did that your paycheck would be the same as any other person's, how hard would you really work? Everyone does not deserve the same, they deserve what they work for and i believe that America shows us that everyday, with a new story of hard work translating to success. I don't think many of us out there would be breaking our backs like we are now in order to support our family if this was not the case. The carrot of "being well off" and part of the upper middle class is what drives our nation to the top economically. That endless spirit of entrepreneurship and want of more for our family keeps us driven. Affirmative Action kills a person's drive to succeed by providing them an edge they would not have had, thus making them soft and vulnerable when the curtain of protection is lifted and they finally see how harsh the world can be. I believe a person's hard work should be the reason to accept them to a particular school or job, not the color of their skin. Some may say "But Jon, racism is still prevalent in today's society"... to this I say it always will be until we are all treated equal. Affirmative Action does not level the playing field it tips the scales.
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I absolutely agree. Along with all of the subjects you dicussed affirmative action (and other government programs) also keeps those who take advantage of the program from exceling in other areas of human intellect and ability. For instance I've recently been reading "American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic" by Joseph J. Ellis. He discusses the fact that political leaders such as those that were involved in the founding just cant be found anymore. The point of that example being that in our time the society allows for the citizens to just ride along without working hard, diminishing the amount of people that strive to better themsleves. Those being the ones creating great works in art, leadership, literature, economy, science etc. We allow people to be lazy and get away with not contributing to society, which is in no way an answer to any of our countries issues.
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