RE: The Cake Case Revisited
October 6, 2017 at 11:32 am
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2017 at 11:34 am by Joods.)
So then what about all those businesses who display signs saying "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, for any reason"?
If a for-profit business owner in the service industry, paying taxes on the profit they gain, doesn't have the right to choose who they want to provide their service to, then perhaps they shouldn't have to pay taxes because they are being forced to provide services to those they don't want to.
Morally and ethically, yep, it's wrong to use ones beliefs to discriminate, but at the end of the day, the public isn't paying the expenses that business incurs, so the business should be entitled to bake a cake (for example), for whomever they want.
Will it cost them business? Probably, but that's their lesson to learn. They shouldn't get sued over it.
If a for-profit business owner in the service industry, paying taxes on the profit they gain, doesn't have the right to choose who they want to provide their service to, then perhaps they shouldn't have to pay taxes because they are being forced to provide services to those they don't want to.
Morally and ethically, yep, it's wrong to use ones beliefs to discriminate, but at the end of the day, the public isn't paying the expenses that business incurs, so the business should be entitled to bake a cake (for example), for whomever they want.
Will it cost them business? Probably, but that's their lesson to learn. They shouldn't get sued over it.
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