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Comment by ImPostingOnHN

In addition, for U.S.A. defense contracting, preference is given to veterans, e.g. "veteran owned", so similar arrangements are made to have affiliations in place, or "owners" established.

Another place you might see this is cannabis dispensary licenses being preferenced towards those who've been jailed for cannabis-related crimes.

In all the cases, it's likely someone who historically hasn't been paid well, so I personally don't care, since it seems to me like the preference is achieving its desired effect in the end (said person getting paid).

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