FredHayek wrote:
Apple is another good example, when Mitt sends jobs overseas, it is evil. But when Apple does, no one raises a fuss. They are media darlings.
Bad analogy, Apple isn't running for president.
But they could... "Corporations are people, my friend."
This is not about what kind of neighborhood stores should be allowed or prohibited in a community.
This is about government discriminating against a business due to the beliefs of the owner.
archer wrote: I don't know about the Walmart/Target thing....when Walmart wanted to build in Evergreen it was hotly debated, and it would have been the same with Target, or really any other retailer....Kmart etc......we didn't want a big store like that in our community.....I do believe that communities have the right to decide what the nature of their community will be........to a point. What I have a problem with is where is the line that determines what type of business citizens can keep out of their community and what they can't, and does local government have the right to make those decisions without citizen input/votes?
So what are legitimate reasons to keep a business out of a community? Are there any? And, if there are, who gets to decide what is legitimate and what is not?
FredHayek wrote:
Apple is another good example, when Mitt sends jobs overseas, it is evil. But when Apple does, no one raises a fuss. They are media darlings.
Bad analogy, Apple isn't running for president.
And neither is Chick-fil-A, but they are getting hammered by the left as mentioned in the OP.
There are a lot of reasons a business may not be a fit at certain locations or communities. But polititians discriminating against a business simply because of the beliefs of it's owner or president shouldn't be one of them unless it can be shown those beliefs are causing discrimination by the business.
archer wrote: So what are legitimate reasons to keep a business out of a community? Are there any? And, if there are, who gets to decide what is legitimate and what is not?
Their actions, not their ideology. Simple
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
FredHayek wrote:
Apple is another good example, when Mitt sends jobs overseas, it is evil. But when Apple does, no one raises a fuss. They are media darlings.
Bad analogy, Apple isn't running for president.
But they could... "Corporations are people, my friend."
Now that made me laugh!
To the subject and as was pointed out, if you want to ban fast food restaurants, fine, but don't ban just one based on the CEO's personal beliefs. That is illegal. Period.
