Affirmative action

Affirmative action is a ill thought out solution to problems of racial and gender discrimination. It takes the jobs available in a given area and distributes them according to race or gender rather than qualifications for the given job. This act sets us backwards in the progress man has made against discrimination by removing the freedom of choice as well as discouraging achievement and motivation in the area of work by qualifying people based on physical qualities rather than qualities specific for the job. This can also create problems depending upon how it is enforced, requirements for one area might be completely irrelevant for that of another area, in example Vancouver might require a 40% Asian employment rate but in a neighbouring city the density of the Asian population might not be as strong making finding full employment more difficult.