John Oliver wrote:
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.
This assumes efficient markets. Part of the reason why the "anti-discrimination" laws exist is that not all markets are efficient.
The airlines are a good example of a market that is *not* efficient. The housing market is also not efficient--it takes quite a bit of time and money to serve a niche market that suddenly appears.
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