Very interesting thread, Toad - but I'll disagree with you on one outcome of the new SCOTUS ruling.
And, now that affirmative action is dead, more kids are going to spend money they don't have, on student loans they can't afford, for an education for jobs that don't exist.
Without all those racial quotas and set-asides for academic admission,
fewer minorities most of whom are ill-prepared to succeed in higher education are going to "spend money they don't have, on student loans they can't afford..."
The rate of black students admitted to colleges and universities who actually complete their four-year degree (even given six years to do so) is only
40% !That is, as of right now, a
majority of black students fail to obtain any kind of degree from higher education, and that
majority is saddled with tens-to-hundreds of $thousands$ in student loans just for trying and failing. That bank debt + interest will follow them and cripple them for decades.
THAT bank debt is a direct result of 50 years of this racial quota system in academia, that pretended minority students were just as prepared to succeed as everyone else. And those colleges and Universities that got paid full tuition fees by the banks making loans have always been just FINE with that.
This new SCOTUS rule is going to put a major dent in their profits. Excellent.
And it will prevent real economic hardship for
many young minorities who never needed to be steered into academia.
