2007-08-20 09:09:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Sorry but i think it does, imagine say an EMS worker who was white and passed at the vey top of his class with some other guys. A black dude in his class passed say 12% lower than the white guy and gets the job....just because he's black.
Now here you are laying on your back after a car accident pouring blood from some horrible wound. How much of a difference would you say 12% can make? would you be happy with second or even third or fourth best in the class?
2007-08-20 09:18:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if it has hurt our productivity. At an earlier time affirmative action was a good thing. However, it is not needed now. we are equal. affirmative action hurts equality, even though it used to help it. The solution? Void all laws that have anything nto do with race. This may include minority scholarships. Blacks and other minorities attend the same schools whites do now. It is truly up to them to succeed, which it should be. We must have equality of opportunity (which we have to much extent), not equality of result (because many people choose failure).
2007-08-20 09:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not much one way or the other, however a couple of examples of things gone wrong.......
Worked in HQ of a large , very white ,conservative corp in the 60s.
Very few women or dark faces to be seen except for secretarial pools & building services so they promoted a black assistant to a low level executive position.
They gave him his own glass walled office near a reception desk for window dressing.
What was not visible was a white person ( probably not as bright) whos sole purpose was to review his work & sign off on it before it was approved...just in case.
Another involved a white man who had a successful
machinery repair shop.
Black militants started picketing the place demanding equality in employment.
They had not done their homework & figured the white owner had to be racist.
The owner said he would comply with their demands & lined up the workers & said half of you must go.
The staff was mostly black & many were disabled.
His men were Korean war vets he had served with.
He asked.... happy now?.... of the protestors who were thrown out & then sent everyone back to work.
Not the best practice in the world.
It may have opened a few doors, but was a disservice to those who's only qualification was being black as well as those who were not considered simply because they would have upset some arbitrary quota.
2007-08-20 12:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's something that's probably not quantifiable. You're asking to compare a fairly subjective evaluation against an unknown "what if" scenario.
Our nation's productivity seems to be just fine, regardless of what effect affirmative action has had on it.
2007-08-20 09:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It hasn't because the workforce is diverse with the non-white employees. Corporate America has thoroughly embraced the notion of Asians as an acceptable minority in the workplace.
2007-08-20 09:16:57 · answer #5 · answered by Dougie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It hasn't. It has actually helped to level the playing field for minorities. It help to actually make this country more equal. However, we still have a far way to go before this country becomes all that it can be.
2007-08-20 09:17:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the only way i see it as possible, is if, someone MORE qualified is overlooked due to some quota.
2007-08-20 09:17:48 · answer #7 · answered by daddio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all
2007-08-20 09:13:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋