Politics is assuming command of the American economy in the form of pervasive "equal opportunity" enforcement. In today's society, everyone is supposed to be equal and have equal rights, but in employment, there is more discrimination than ever. American citizens need to do away with affirmative action so that America's job opportunities can once again be based on merit, not skin color or ethnicity. Laws have been passed, quotas have been established, and seemingly, everything …showed first 75 words of 1405 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1405 total…because of their color, but because of the content of their character. (Brimelow 76) Every time affirmative action is put into use, our country is taking another step away from that worthy goal. Works Cited Brimelow, Peter. "Spiral of Silence." Forbes 25 May 1992: 76-77. Brimelow, Peter and Spencer, Leslie. "When Quotas Replace Merit, Everybody Suffers." Forbes. 15 February 1993: 80-89. "Counting Costs." Editorial. National Review 15 February 1993: 18. Glastris, Paul. "Black and Blue." U.S. News and World Report. 13 February 1995: 43-46.