On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 01:23:37PM -0800, Neil Schneider wrote: > > John Oliver wrote: > > > I am far more afraid of a society that commands me that > > I must provide an equal service to everyone, regardless of the costs > > borne by me, than I am of a society where I might be expected to pay > > more when I want more of a good or service. > > > > So you are against equal treatment?
Of course I am. So are you. Two people contact you for your services. One needs one hour of your time. The other needs ten. Are you going to charge them the same? No? What's this? You aren't treating them "equally"? The varying desire for a scarce resource (your time / space in an airplane) results in a varying cost. For the record, I'm also against "anti-discrimination" laws. I do not believe that a bigot should be forced to rent their home to a black family, for example. If I own my home or business, I should have the ultimate say in who I serve and how. Maybe I decide I will only serve red-haired people, or maybe I'll serve brunettes, too, but for twice the price. What business is that of anyone but me? Those whom I refuse to serve can, and will, seek service elsewheres. Someone else will see blondes and brunettes and people with black hair who have money to spend, and they'll see a fool refusing to take it. They will open a competing business and serve those people. Maybe I will go out of business because there aren't enough redheads to keep me solvent. Maybe even a number of those redheads will be disgusted with me for refusing to serve their blond or brunette friends, and will go patronize the competition. But I do not believe that anyone, including "society", has a right to force me to do business on any terms but my own, excluding, of course, contracts that I freely enter into. -- *********************************************************************** * John Oliver http://www.john-oliver.net/ * * * *********************************************************************** -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
