"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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Any company that won a government (FAA) contract would have to have the
same Affirmative Action rules in place that the FAA has.

The US has given up being a meritocracy (a very distinguishing American
characteristic) LONG ago.

America went from slavery to segregation to affirmative action. At which
point along that path did we "give up" on meritocracy, in your surreal
opinion?