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To: TimF who wrote (158259)	1/16/2003 11:37:16 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1574005

I agree that A.A. is not the best solution but you tell me how do we make up for nearly 200 hundred years of oppression in which a whole segment of the population has become of underclass? How do I get compensated for the fact that both my dad's parents were dead before he was 12, and at 12 he had zero family and struck out on his own, picking up work whenever/where ever he could? I mean, that's tough. I think his estate is entitled to some benefit for him having a tough life. Nevermind that he was able to become successful due to his own resourcefulness. SOMEBODY OWES ME, BIGTIME.

To: TimF who wrote (158259)	1/17/2003 1:14:47 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574005

I agree that A.A. is not the best solution but you tell me how do we make up for nearly 200 hundred years of oppression in which a whole segment of the population has become of underclass? 1 - Black people in the US have been making progress including progress in areas where affirmative action is not an issue. Yes, but not enough.........they are no way near making up the disparity: Message 18455800 2 - Affirmative action doesn't make up for anything. It just adds to the injustice in the country and helps continue racial animosity. There is a price to be paid when there is injustice.....you don't get away with murder. The W. Germans had a similar problem when they joined with the East. Even though there were some real doubts and concerns, they raised the wages of the East Germans to that of the W. Germans. It wasn't really fair to anyone but it was the fastest way to ameliorate the disparities caused by 50 years of division. They didn't give affirmitive action to people from the West. Worse......equal pay for less than equal work and education. They didn't really even raise the wages in the east to the level in the west. They set the follow of the East German mark to be equal to the West. This meant that the people in the East had larger salaries then they other wise would have, but because of that it greatly increased unemployment in the East. The two are not connected........both East and West have high unemployment, but in the East, its structural...their industries could not compete. ted