response 176 of 232:

Jan 27 19:35 UTC 2003

re resp:174: I'd agree a system was desirable if it met three criteria:

1) Has a likelihood of providing results which justify the effort put 
into the program.  (Affirmative action doesn't satisfy this.)

2) Does not too intrusively discriminate against those who are not it's 
targets.  (Quotas and other current affirmative action efforts are too 
intrusive in my opinion.)

3) Does not cost too much.  (Mandatory bussing was expensive, didn't 
work *and* was too intrusive.  Payouts to "families of former slaves" 
would be too expensive.)

No, I do not know of anything that would fit all of my criteria.  This 
does not justify bad systems that are being used now.  It's better to 
do nothing than to do something ineffective and/or harmful.