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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Affirmative Action, Reverse Discrimination
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 09:07:17 EST
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All that Sevener says in his article are quite true and
are hoped for goals for affirmative action, however, the
goals he enumerates are not complete.  The other side of the
coin in the affirmative action debate is the thorn that
pricks most people.  That goal is quota setting.  The idea
that an organization MUST attain a certain goal in minority
employment, disregarding ability, is the repugnant side
of affirmative action.  We have all seen the stories concerning
fire companies, police departments, and other government
entities which have been ordered to conform.  The case of
Western Electric Corporation several years ago was
another instance in which quotas were mandated to the
detrement of the company.  Affirmative action would not
be such an issue if the underlying threat of quotas
were not held up as the penalty for not complying.
There has to be a better way, quotas are not the
answer.
T. C. Wheeler