Set-Aside Programs
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The decision the Supreme Court made on the program of contract set-asides for minority companies in Philadelphia (Feb. 19) is reasonable only in its words. Just as a previous Supreme Court doctrine of separate but equal was decided to be unjust in Brown vs. Board of Education, so too must this decision be seen as unjust and for very much the same reasons as in the Brown case.
The reality is that there is racism in contracting and the awarding of work is not always done on merit or price. The persistent inequality and racism of the marketplace need the correction of programs such as set-asides. The Supreme Court erred in not considering this and vividly demonstrates white America’s denial of the continuing reality of racism.
MIKE TAYLOR, North Hills
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