Way to flip the script there Mr. Duke, but it's actually you whose not understanding the fundamental problem. Black and Hispanic students are capable of making it to college without affirmative action, but are historically less capable of competing against a better educated Caucasian student because of how standardized admissions testing favors the wealthy and well-connected. Yes, you are right on how big of an impact family and communities place on the role of college, but a family that has "gotten by" without ever having been to college is not going to place the same importance than would a legacy family on attending college or a university. Affirmative action is about making those positions available for children who want to attend, for creating a greater number of higher education graduates in underprivileged communities to build economic clout and independence. Affirmative action is not racist, it considers race and our countries /terrible/ history of enslaving and suppressing it's natives and it's minorities.
Clearly not seeing what you're referring to isn't helped by the fact you don't provide a single example or proof of your argument. I'd be happy to prove you wrong if you can clarify what you're referring to.
The state has had a balanced budget or surplus for the last two years running and has diverted billions of extra dollars as a result to decrease it's unfunded obligation, the fact it's one of the few states with abilities to add significant funds most years says something. When's the last time the US Government has had a balanced budget or surplus?
74% funded is huge by the way, and this isn't an obligation that is going to be due today, nor tomorrow, nor a decade from now. Recent projections on it's solvency were based off of a 7% average return rate, yet the 20 years and still is pumping billions extra to close the gasp.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-...110-story.html