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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (3706)	1/27/2001 11:07:51 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I mean by that, that I'd be glad to pay taxes to fund tutoring or other remedial educational programs designed to help blacks or other disadvantaged citizens qualify for jobs or entry into schools that their history has left them disproportionately excluded from. To help people to compete on an equal, non-racial footing. But I don't favor legislating that jobs or slots in schools be given to people who are less qualified than someone else. What that does over time is leave qualified blacks who've earned their resumes the old fashioned way with devalued, sceptically-received, credentials. I know that racial favoritism was standard for a long time, and if I were black and couldn't compete without a racial advantage now, I might look with a jaundiced eye the position that it's not a good idea.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (3706)	1/27/2001 11:11:14 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

P.S. Interesting stats re Palestine, from the NYT of Dec 24, 2000: When a Palestinian is martyred in the war, no matter his age, the Palestinian National Authority issues a one-time payment of $2000. to his family, followed by monthly payments of $150. that continue until the last child has left the house. The Red Crescent... contributes an additional $2,500. And the government of Iraq donates $10,000. to every martyr's family...." The average annual income is $500 -$600 annually. To have a son die transforms a very poor family (it is not the rich who send their children to die) into a very rich one. Another quote from the NYT article: "At karni crossing, several of the boys mentioned that dying would not only transport them to paradise, it would also bring riches to their families. I think most people don't know these figures. I agree with your comments on the situation: They are both right, and both wrong, and I see no solution either.