Affirmative Action is not just unfair to poor white men, it is unfair to minorities, and inherently flawed. In order to make education and employment fair, the only thing that can be used as a basis for decisions is merit. Fundamental education reform, making it equally possible for students of any demographic to succeed, is the only way to eliminate racial or economic inequities, either for individuals or the entire population. Anything else is no more effective than a Band-Aid on the stump of an arm.