Ive talked about this before. Of course we all would agree if everyone was like you or I, and only went based on merit, then it would indeed be a more perfect world and we would not need quotas, AA, etc... however its not. Nope. No way. This country is far from being color free. Statistics, reports, polls, and a simple search on facebook in the comments section reveal that we are not as a nation like you. So until that changes, you cant remove AA period. Sorry that you or I may be turned down for a job because another candidate who had the same qualifications is a minority and we are not. But I am happy to do that in exchange for the fact that I am the majority. I have a higher chance of pretty much everything you can list, education, bank loans, even yes landing a job.
All minorities added together, make up 37% of the US population. However, only 21.4% of small biz are owned by minorities. Why is that? Shouldnt it be much higher, to reflect the population? I gave a great example with Ferguson. That city population is made up of 64% blacks, yet only 22% of biz in that city are owned by blacks. This happens all around the country. Why? If the white people are so frequently at a disadvantage, why isnt the numbers showing it? To further disprove the extent of what you were saying (not saying it never happens, but that its insignificant) out of the nations 5.8 minority owned biz, a staggering 86% have no paid employees, meaning that they are sole prop or family biz. So please, tell me how 14% of 37% (5%) of all biz in the US that are minority and have paid employees could be discriminating against you by hiring only their race. Come on now!
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/economic_census/cb10-107.html