the Law of Unintended Consequences
Jan. 7th, 2009 02:59 pmhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/02/AR2009010202098.html
- Aptitude tests are banned as job qualifications because they are deemed "discriminatory to minorities"
- Employers replace them with college education requirements
- Income disparity between high school and college graduates widen
- College enrollment and tuition skyrocket
- College, and thus high-paying jobs, become unreachable for low-income youths