re: Question Regarding Black Unemployment

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Well the claim here is that affirmative action is rampantly leading to more qualified white candidates being passed over. How would this be occurring if no one talks about it during hiring procedures?

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As I understand AA Policy...isn't that the desired end? And if I were the guy doing the hiring for a Company...they would not have to "talk" to me about what would be a very problematic and potentially costly subject, given Federal Civil Rights Policy. If I didn't know what all the angles were, it would mean that I was unqualified to do the hiring.

I think AA has been mostly good, especially in it's effect to raise the economic status of Blacks, and alleviate some legit feeling for redress of former injustice. Government Bureaucracy especially. But given the shrinking economy (for various reasons), competition becomes more of an issue...and fairness in competition even more so.

Different standards are problematic any way we cut it. Especially re Black folk who still have the 'slavery' payback albatross hanging around their neck.

It's politics. When the Government becomes the arbiter for who gets what and why.... . The 'hogs' at the trough up in DC are far more guilty that some poor Black guy who just don't understand 'the big picture', and takes that check. I know some...and I don't begrudge it. But I believe I'm going to live forever, and it's good for my character to feel what other people have in past injustices....so.... .

Later.

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Don't need to. I used seemingly on purpose. I'm sure that you have facts that can dispute those assertions. Post them and let's debunk my opinions.

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Millenials seem to be the hardest working, most intelligent, and most productive generation in US history

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Why should he? You never back any of your drivel with facts, and when people do provide facts, you change the subject.

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Yet you provide no facts for your assertion. I love irony

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Everyone complaining about affirmative action is using even less than anecdotal evidence. They are just assuming they were passed over due to aa with zero proof.

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There is a very easy way to prove the issue. Ban race on all college admission applications. The Ivy League colleges would have less than 1% black students.

Blame culture.

"It could be argued (just playing devil's advocate) that the removal of AA would not directly improve Black unemployment"

I suspect it would not result in much change at all in the Black UE rate. Unlike decades ago, anti-black bias is rarer (though still extant) and affirmative action only applies in certain areas anyway (government contracting, some government jobs, etc.). Although I don't think affirmative action is a good idea for the country long term - potentially sowing seeds of discord - it is not an issue I care deeply about because I believe it does relatively little harm.