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"AA programs are not there so that those who are not capable are given jobs. It exists because those who are capable are not given equal opportunity to do so."


I think this was true long ago but has no longer much merit.

Specifically, if I am running a business I want the most capable people I can find and afford to be working for me because otherwise my competitors will get them.

In the old days, there was a lot less competition around in business, and businesses were more contrained by local conditions. The "old boys" network flourished in a somewhat closed environment without much competition in some industries. Now the key to success is to be competitive, competitive, competitive. There is not the same kind of room for making less than optimal hiring decisions as there used to be.