(November 30, 2013 at 7:25 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(November 30, 2013 at 7:15 pm)Chas Wrote: Yes, let's let all the inns refuse to let a certain class of people stay there.Well now that is technically legal, assuming we are basing "class" on wealth.
Try going into an expensive hotel with very little money and getting a room for the night.
What does discrimination by business actually achieve? It will reduce your customer base (from both the type of person you discriminate against, and anyone who thinks your discrimination policy is abhorrent), which would in turn reduce your profit, and would lead to your competitors being able to out-maneuver you in the market.
Honestly, which store do you think would do better in 99% of neighbourhoods, one that discriminates or one that doesn't?
You know perfectly well that's not what is referred to in the law.
A business in a neighborhood that is largely one ethnicity (because of discrimination by renters and sellers) will have businesses that are free to discriminate along the same lines.
Sure, let's open the door for apartheid.
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