Business Ethics Discrimination and Affirmative Action Set Aside Programs

Are minority set-aside programs morally acceptable?
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Set-aside programs were established as an attempt to bring equality of opportunity for all to reach the "American dream". Opportunity is what makes this dream possible and the set-aside program is vehicle to provide it. The goal and the ideas behind the creation of the set-aside program are well intended, but like any other program, if not designed and executed with specific rules and regulations, it might not accomplish the intended outcome.
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