> I agree with Michael, Carrol, and Gordon, who all made sensible
> remarks. I want to add that big businesses would still fight against
> affirmative action, _if_ affirmative action were really legislated as
> _quotas_ imposed on corps by the government, since that would
> contradict management prerogative of deciding whom to hire, promote,
> and fire. As it stands (especially since it's been watered down so
> much, though it was a weak Yes for racial equality from the get-go),
> affirmative action doesn't contradict management freedom, so in
> principle liberal segments of capitalists should feel free to support
> it. Supporting affirmative action in its present form doesn't cost
> them much either.
>
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But the article in question wasn't about GM supporting weak affirmative action laws government its own hiring. The article said GM is lobbying against ditching affirmative action at UMich. because it's afraid that all its job applicants will be white.
The question is: Why don't these big corporations want to see that happen? (Similar things have happened elsewhere. The Houston, TX affirmative action referendum was defeated party because of money from a lot of locally based multinations, including some banks.)
Seth