Rather, on an income basis. Or some other scale that accounts for people who make a decent income only by working overtime, or who do not get to live a lifestyle expected of that income, such as if they have a lot of kids to provide for or have big health expenses. The point of affirmative action is to make all races equal, making up for the inequality perpetuated by generations due to the only recent desegregation laws. (My grandparents lived through that, it is so new.) But affirmative action only helps if it is helping the minorities who need it. All people are equally valuable, so other races should be included as well, as their equality will be equally beneficial to our society and to them individually.
Also, to gain equality, we should improve education. Especially simple and significant would be adding finances to the common core to teach budgeting, finance psychology, investing, and entrepreneurship.
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