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Yes, affirmative action is referred to "reverse racism" in the US and "positive racism" in the UK. It's being retired at universities, and perhaps elsewhere, and being replaced with 'diversity' programs, training, and hiring programs that include a broader range of underrepresented people. This is still "reverse racism", but it's supposed to offer people with less privilege an equal platform for competing with people with more privilege for jobs. The "wage base on geolocalisation, education, gender, ethnicity" should include typical wages for the majority of underrepresented people, or specifically for the lowest wage groups, such as blacks and whites who earn less than $25k/year, in contrast to their counterparts who earn more. My main point is that - though I am a victim of affirmative action, and don't like it - I also appreciate that, for the past 20 years, white people like me have been in positions of privilage and the diversification of people in jobs in our areas has improved the social presence and outlook of the places where we've worked. Metropolitan communities have thrived like this. I am concerned, however, that those who get the affirmative action jobs should still be required to meet the same goals of the others, or should be fired.