DesideriScuri
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As a rule I favour less state intervention than most European liberals would, but I can see a justification for ani-discrimination laws. Can I ask you whether you would give businesses complete liberty to discriminate? For example, should a business that refuses to serve people of colour be allowed to do so? [Ed to remove a poorly chosen word] Yes, I do think a business owner should be allowed to run their business as they choose. I also think it would be stupid for a business owner to do that, but let's let the Market make that determination. If a business decides it will not service an Asian, then that business should be allowed to do that. The amount of business they will lose from Asian customers (why reduce your potential customer base like that?!?) will probably be less than the business they lose from other customers who don't want to do business with a company that would do that. They'll go out of business because their customer base just isn't large enough, or they'll change their stance and not discriminate. So you oppose the civil rights act? Which contains many regulations about how businesses should be run. You take the free market argument that Rand Paul takes? Let the free market handle it? I don't know Rand's precise stance on the CRA, so I won't say I agree with his stance. The CRA was necessary, back then. Society has changed quite a bit since then; not enough, but we've come quite a long way. There are things in the CRA that are no longer necessary, imo. All Title descriptions grabbed from the Wiki. Title 1: No longer needed as the Voter Rights Act of 1965 supercedes it (and takes a stricter stance than the CRA). Title 2: I think this one could be lifted, which would be in accordance to my response to crazyml's question. Title 3: This one should stay in place as it's not really something the Market is designed to address. It's true that voters install those that control it, but I'd leave it in place. Title 4: I'd rather see a voucher system used for public schools. Active desegregation, imo, should be prohibited. Title 5: Keep it. Title 6: Same as for Title 3. Title 7: Keep it. Title 8: Keep it. Title 9: Not sure if this needed anymore. I certainly hope it isn't. Title 10: Keep it. Title 11: This one is interesting. I don't see how it's necessary, but if it is, keep it. I know that doesn't pigeonhole me, but I'm much to big to fit in a pigeonhole.
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What I support: - A Conservative interpretation of the US Constitution
- Personal Responsibility
- Help for the truly needy
- Limited Government
- Consumption Tax (non-profit charities and food exempt)
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