How Affirmative Action Erodes Standards By Ian Jobling

A pervasive theme on the Inverted World has been the decline in standards caused by affirmative action. The Affirmative Action Hoax argued that the admission of unqualified minorities to universities has eroded academic standards. An action alert on this year’s housing bill revealed that affirmative action lending had contributed to the mortgage crisis by lowering banks’ standards for loans. However, perhaps the clearest example of this trend is the gutting of civil service exams used in the hiring and promotion of government employees, like policemen, firemen, and bureaucrats.

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