Some people claim that those who support affirmative action are “well-intentioned,” but are morally wrong, since affirmative action is racist. Politically, the best way to help any individual achieve wealth is freedom–race is inconsequential. Yet, this is precisely what affirmative action undermines, as it is little more than a wealth redistribution system to grant out rewards to those who do not merit them. Whatever the intentions of those who knowingly support affirmative action, they have no claim on being called good.
Here is what our favorite political cartoonists Cox and Forkum have to say on the matter:
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