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Affirmative action is not helpful to bums, only to people who are trying and that can't be bad.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
Affirmative action is not intended to make up for past wrongs but for current wrongs that give advantages to people who don't deserve them.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is nothing more than reverse racism. what about the non-minority that is denied a job or promotion because a minority needs to be taken care of instead despite not being as qualified.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action is often the only way these minorities even get the chance to prove themselves
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is crucial to help correct for years of prejudice.
affirmative action is old school and not widely practiced anymore, time for a change.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is only necessary to right previous wrongs and increase the representation of minorities in certain groups.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is reverse descrimination against the majority
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action is reverse discrimination
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
affirmative action is reverse discrimination and gives jobs to people based on the fact that they are a minority when someone in the majority could be more qualified.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
Affirmative action is reverse discrimination. By giving preferential treatment to minority groups, you are discriminating against non-minorities.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
affirmative action is still important for many
We should end affirmative action
there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance.
affirmative action is still necessary as, unfortunately, protected classes of people are still not treated equally.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is still necessary to protect minorities from being discriminated against
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action is still needed and serves a purpose
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is still needed in our society
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is still needed to correct institutional discrimination.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is still needed to protect minoritys
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is still racial discrimination no matter how you paint it
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action is the best way to ensure a diverse society
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is the best way to promote people of color out of poverty and needs to be kept.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is the correction of past injustice. a group of people has been too much favored by history. the correction of this injustice through affirmative action is just plain justice
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action is the only way some people will ever make it in their chosen profession and we can't allow it to be put to an end.
We should end affirmative action
there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance.
affirmative action is the only way that minorities can be sure of employment and the practice should continue
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action is unfair as it singles out minority groups for special treatment, therefore, giving less favourable treatment to those not in minority groups.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
affirmative action is unfair on people who lose out on jobs because they are not a minority.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action is unfair to some groups of people and should be stopped immediately
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action is unfair to those that don't fit into a group that's been labeled "discriminated against in the past". anyone may have risen from a struggle and deserves equal opportunity.
We should end affirmative action
Affirmative action is a benefit to all of society as it allows disenfranchised communities to rise out of poverty and become independent.
Affirmative action is unfair to those who can make it without it for all their accomplishments are doubted.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action gives opportunities to those who may not deserve it, purely based on a factor of their personal make-up that has no bearing on the job.
affirmative action keeps biased out of the hiring process.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
Affirmative action keeps companies from rejecting job applicants based on their skin color.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
Affirmative action keeps more qualified people from getting the job they need because they don't fit the demographic profile that they company is needing at that time.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action prevents discrimination by employers
Affirmative action leads to less productive outcomes in both education and the economy because those most qualified often lose opportunities in order to fill quotas.
We should end affirmative action
people should be able to obtain employment on their own merits rather than receiving a step up in the form of affirmative action.
affirmative action leads to lower morale in the workplace and demoralization in the jobsearch sector
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
Affirmative action leads to no more incompetency than being born rich.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
Affirmative action leads to organizational inactivity or to bad action.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
Affirmative action lets disadvantaged people a real chance to advance from a low starting point and succeed.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
Affirmative action lets minority students get into advanced education.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is crucial to help correct for years of prejudice.
Affirmative action makes race the dominant factor in admissions and hiring procedures. Someone applying for a job or school should be judged based on merit, not on minority status.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
Affirmative action makes sure that people get jobs regardless of the demographic profile they fit in.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
Affirmative action makes the playing field equal for all.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action makes up for years of discrimination in the past; therefore it should be continued.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action makes up for years of racism and gender stereotyping, it should be continued for this reason.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action may have been necessary in the 60s but it is no longer needed and should be ended.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
Affirmative action may have been necessary in the past, but the expansion of opportunities for women and minorities in recent decades have made affirmative action obsolete.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action may hurt people because of the perception that they didn't get their way in on effort alone.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action allows those who may be marginalized to progress in the work environment
affirmative action may lead to "reverse discrimination" to the detriment of non-beneficiary parties
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
affirmative action may prevent the best person for the job being passed over and limiting the ability of employers to improve
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
affirmative action means helping clever people with disadvantages
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is crucial to help correct for years of prejudice.
affirmative action means subsidizing terrorism in most cases. so let's stop it
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action needs to be in place to continue to ensure that all people are considered for a position despite race, nationality, religion, disability or sex.
We should end affirmative action
there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance.
affirmative action needs to continue so that we can right the wrongs done in the past
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
Affirmative action only adjusts the starting blocks and does not manipulate the race.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
affirmative action only benefits select groups of society, rather than society as a whole.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
Affirmative action only gives a head start to help people compete with others who were given a head start of a different kind.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
affirmative action only serves to do exactly what it is intended not to, discriminate
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
Affirmative action opens up job opportunities for underprivileged, disadvantaged groups.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
affirmative action places encourages universities and employers to select otherwise less qualified candidates on the basis of race and results in the selected candidates struggling at their new job/school.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action prevents discrimination by employers
Affirmative action policies are no longer needed in this country.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action prevents discrimination by employers
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
Affirmative action privileges people based on characteristics outside of their control, and therefore is an unjust government system and is discriminatory.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action punishes qualified candidates based on their skin color.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action gives opportunities to those who may not deserve it, purely based on a factor of their personal make-up that has no bearing on the job.
affirmative action puts people in jobs that they are not qualified for instead of someone who is
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps with employment equity.
Affirmative action reinforces stereotypes. If a person is given a job purely because of affirmative action and he does poorly, it may perpetuate the idea that all members of his race/ethnic group are incompetent.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps with employment equity.
affirmative action remains necessary while minorities are still discriminated against
We should end affirmative action
there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance.
affirmative action results in a reduction of the quality of our workforce. the best candidate should always get the job
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action results in unfair discrimination for other groups, many more people are now losing out because there are supposedly in a majority group which excludes them from many opportunities.
We should end affirmative action
Affirmative action is a benefit to all of society as it allows disenfranchised communities to rise out of poverty and become independent.
affirmative action seeks to face discrimination and promote equity
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
affirmative action serves only to give advantages to those currently disadvantaged by existing systems.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action serves to reverse past prejudices by guaranteeing spots (in a school, government, etc.) for previously disadvantaged minorities.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is crucial to help correct for years of prejudice.
affirmative action sets people up to fail, as they are approved based on race, not merit
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action should be allowed as people in minority background need this to help them succeed.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should be continued as a way of correcting discrimination of the past
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should be ended as it can favour the minorities and promote reverse discrimination
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should be ended as it just benefits certain people.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should be ended because it devalues the achievements of people from a disadvantaged background who have got to where they are through their own merit
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should be ended because it devalues the achievements of people from minority backgrounds who have obtained their positions on merit alone
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should be ended because it is a form of discrimination
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should be ended because it still reinforces sterotypes
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action should continue because people are still discriminated against today and this needs to stop.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action should not be ended because discrimination against people from mnority backgrounds still exists
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should not be ended because minorities are still too often discriminated against
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action shouldn't end because it helps those that are usually walked on in life a chance to suceed
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative action sometimes prevents the most qualified candidate from getting the spot.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
affirmative action still holds a diversity in place
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
affirmative action takes the focus away from qualified candidates and is therefore unfair.
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
Affirmative action undermines the success of every disadvantaged person because it makes everyone question wether he really deserved it.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative action unfairly leaves out candidates that are qualified but do not fit the minority criteria.
We should end affirmative action
people should be able to obtain employment on their own merits rather than receiving a step up in the form of affirmative action.
Affirmative action via quota systems often disenfranchise minorities as much as help them, as they lead to a system where our institutions set a minimum bar for diversity and never exceed it.
We should end affirmative action
there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance.
affirmative action won't change people's opinions and thoughts so is useless
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong.
affirmative actions makes up for the years of discrimination that certain group of people in society have faced.
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative actions means the best candidate does not always get the job
We should end affirmative action
merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination.
affirmative actions shouldn't be ended because it allows individuals to chase dreams
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded.
affirmative has outlived its usefulness, and now leads to reverse discrimination by companies and universities
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
Afirmatiive action helps the disabled workers find and keep jobs that they are otherwise discriminated against
We should end affirmative action
affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices
after a certain age, people physical reflexes and mental acuity are more likely to decline
We should end mandatory retirement
Mandatory retirement is age-based discrimination. It is discriminatory to assume that everyone who reaches the age of 65 or 70 is incompetent.
after giving the children the mothers suffer severe depression when they feel they abandoned their child
Surrogacy should be banned
surrogacy is unnatural, and it may injure the surrogate herself; she may develop bonds with her unborn child that she could never further explore after giving birth.
after serious accidents cosmetic surgery can be necessary for quality of life and therefore shouldn’t be banned.
We should ban cosmetic surgery
cosmetic surgery is a frivolous waste of resources and should be banned. it takes medical time away from those in need. cosmetic surgery promotes vanity and self absorption.
after somebody try cannabis and starting to use it regulary, they will start with stronger drugs, cocaine, meth,etc.
We should legalize cannabis
cannabis is known to lead to dependency as well as further drug seeking behaviors and should not be legalized.
after the third time, it can be assumed that the person will not change and continue in the same behavior.
We should abolish the three-strikes laws
three-strikes laws are effective in deterring repeat offenses and should not be abandoned.