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thoughts on new indiana 'Religious Freedom Restoration Act
10 years ago
So, let's start off that this law essentially makes 'religious freedom' a legal defense for not serving someone specific. And critics are calling it the anti LGBT discrimination law.
We will also state that I am happily in a gay relationship with my mate
varien. Woo.
Various companies are lashing out at Indiana for it, but I think it would be better if people simply leave them as is. Why?
Simple economics. Restricting your customer base reduces the demand of whatever good you have, be it a service or food or anything. This in turn lowers your profit, which means it might be a matter of time before another company that didn't use that defense, runs it into the ground.
Even gen con shouldn't mind. A company that refuses service makes them less money and don't get invited back next year.
Woo economic Darwinism.
We will also state that I am happily in a gay relationship with my mate
varien. Woo.Various companies are lashing out at Indiana for it, but I think it would be better if people simply leave them as is. Why?
Simple economics. Restricting your customer base reduces the demand of whatever good you have, be it a service or food or anything. This in turn lowers your profit, which means it might be a matter of time before another company that didn't use that defense, runs it into the ground.
Even gen con shouldn't mind. A company that refuses service makes them less money and don't get invited back next year.
Woo economic Darwinism.
Hell, they can come to St. Louis. we need that boost :P
But I am enjoying the hilarious responses small businesses are coming up with to this!
This really doesn't work as well as most think. The businesses that want to discriminate will realistically see only a small hit to their revenues, a repeat of the history of these religious exemption laws back when they were used to keep another kind of 'those people' out of the public sphere. They'll even see that hit as a point of pride, even use it to stir up more business from fellow Christianists. I know Christianists who go out of their way to eat at Chick-Fil-a, for example. Public shaming and boycotting will help, but it will ultimately take a judicial or legislative smackdown to get rid of these laws for good.