Position paper on Affirmative Action

Supply Side Affirmative Action In this reading, Clarence Page discusses his opinion of affirmative action and has plenty of arguments citing the pros. It appears that he has strong conviction on the subject and almost comes off a bit aggressive. He continues to state that before affirmative action was developed, most jobs were awarded to the white male. I smiled upon the statement made in reference to affirmative action, if properly implemented, not only widens …

…I feel that some individuals purposely abuse the program in efforts to make it fail. For those who oppose it, failure of this program would mean more job opportunities for them. It is terrible that individuals would resort to sabotage for selfish reasons. I suppose that is what my father knew, and tried to warn me. The plan is meant to create clarity and fairness for everyone and I think that prejudices blur the vision.