Posted on 05/09/2024 1:56:44 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a $2.3 billion tax-funded grant in redevelopment contracts for JFK International Airport has been awarded exclusively to minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE).
MWBE stands for Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise. It’s a certification issued by the state that gives developmental benefits to businesses that are primarily owned and operated by a woman or a person who is at least 25% African American, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American. If the business is publicly traded, the stock must also be at least 51% minority-owned.
The move, which marks the largest participation of MWBE firms in any public-private partnership in New York’s history, has been praised by many for its focus on inclusivity.
However, some are questioning whether the DEI criteria could inadvertently sideline other considerations crucial to project success, such as experience, efficiency, and past performance
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I have no comment about that.
Women have talents and should be able to go where that talent and education takes them
To hire just for gender didn’t work before when only men were hired for positions and it doesn’t work now
In my hospital there are prob more than 50% women doctors. Women of course have attributes that make them naturally good at being doctors. There is like zero difference in their capabilities. Were they put in there just for their gender? In general maybe yes maybe not. But this is the best organization I’ve ever worked for
It wasn’t like that 30 years ago.
Ditto finance. Ditto many professions
War planning? Why is that a relevant question?
Did she happen to mention whether women know how to use computers better than the black people she said didn’t know what they are?
I work for NY State in a maintenance position. I will tell you that this has been going on for years. We are required to buy from minority and woman owned businesses. White guys need not apply.
So how it works is: big companies make spin offs that they have “owned” by a minority. Then they funnel the purchases through the spin off. At a 20% or more increase in price.
The other scam is a woman or minority sets up a business to supply materials, services, or other supplies. That business is nothing but a letterhead and a phone. They get awarded the business, and then they in turn hire the white owned business to provide the materials or service. The minority of course gets their 20% or more for simply acting as a middle man.
The whole thing is a giant scam, and in any other state the people responsible would go to jail.
To give you an example: we wanted a parking lot repaved. Local white owned business bid the job for somewhere around 55,000 dollars. We were forced to use an “Approved Vendor” at well over 100,000 Dollars.
It’s no wonder NY State is broke.
I flew into JFK one time on my way back from Frankfurt. I thought the pilot had made a mistake and landed in Zimbabwe.
Never again, just like O’Hare and LAX.
There are many, many, many construction enterprises where the wife of the principal is put in charge in order to qualify for these things. At this level, the game may be considerably more sophisticated, but a game it is.
Compare to all of those big Indian casinos that somehow have a LOT of influence from folks whose skin is not exactly red, but have had historical ties to the gaming industry.
Lol 😆
What could possibly go wrong?
Soon there will be an airport falling apart as well as airplanes.
And, as long as it doesn’t include moving or positioning furniture...there should be no more delays.
Racism for thee but not for me. But the left will complain about the crumbling inner-city infrastructure as they sabotage it.
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