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WA State Sues Florist for Refusing to Service Gay Wedding
Often in the debate over marriage (I’m no longer calling it gay marriage; fuck you if you don’t like it), we’ve heard that the people who would support marriage for all would be creating a climate where businesses would be sued or harassed for not providing wedding services to gay couples.
Well I’m here to stand up and tell you that I don’t support this kind of thing. Frankly, I believe association is voluntary and if a business won’t serve you, find one that will. And when you find one that will, promote the shit out of it and make sure it gets the attention and customer business it deserves. That’s infinitely more useful (and rewarding to good businesses) than fighting “discrimination” in business.
If the gay community wants to reward businesses who do the right thing, and encourage more to do the same, fighting in court so you can do business at the bad businesses is totally the wrong way to go about it.
Being in Favor of Markets Is Not the Same of Being in Favor of Business
This needs to be repeated often because many people still don’t even understand that there is a difference.
Should OnStar Have Helped A Non-Subscriber Who Locked Baby And Keys In The Car? – Consumerist
First of all: Have you ever heard of a locksmith? They exist.
Second of all: Would you really want On*Star activating services from anyone who called in with a credit card? Imagine a scenario where someone walks around a parking lot calling On*Star every time they reach a GM vehicle and trying to get them to remotely unlock a car OR to add service so they can remotely unlock the car and steal it.
Imagine On*Star’s liability? Nope, sorry, as much as it sucks, it wouldn’t make sense for them to take the risk.
Oh, and interesting follow up question: do you think she’ll subscribe to On*Star now that she understands the value of it? Yeah, me neither.
"When a show about the walking dead on basic cable beats every network show in the ratings demographic that advertisers care most about, you have to wonder who the real zombies are."
~ ‘Walking Dead’ Helps Solidify AMC’s Ratings Success - NYTimes.com
"Licensing requirements like those in Nevada are part of that broader problem. Known generally as Certificate of Necessity laws, the requirements apply to trucking companies, movers, limousine and taxi drivers, and even hospitals. They allow private companies to use the strength of the state government to keep competitors from entering the market, or to require large up-front investments of time and money that discourage potential competitors. It adds up to a system that benefits the established, entrenched interests at the cost of entrepreneurs ― and, ultimately, consumers, Sandefur said."
Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm Flees Illinois
Leftards who think you can just raise taxes and the watch revenue increase never take into account that raising taxes doesn’t guarantee that current taxpayers will continue to pay the new raised rates.
Maybe one day they’ll learn.
"“I’m fighting a battle I can’t win,” Krautter said as customers stopped by. “I put as much money into this place as I could, including working for four years without getting a salary. Now there’s nothing left in the pot and no more choices.”
As the prices of health insurance and fuel increase, Krautter is faced with paying $100,000 annually in property taxes, and the rising cost of water, which he said has tripled in recent years. Krautter said sales have dropped by almost $1 million, and it has become financially unfeasible for him to return for the spring season.
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~ Health insurance and fuel are more expensive? Sprainbrook Nursery to end 68-year run in Greenburgh | The Journal News | LoHud.com | lohud.com
Congratulations, President Obama. You built that.
"You know what? Your employees like The Olive Garden. And a lot of other things. Be careful when you make judgments about how you talk to them and what you say. Abbondanza!"
Entrapping Drivers For Hire: Your Tax Dollars at Work in Los Angeles - Hit & Run
This is absolutely enraging. We keep hearing the idiots at the various halls of government telling us they want to create jobs, yet they stymie that job creation at every single point it can be stymied at.
When are people going to grow a pair and ask why they keep crushing jobs if their priority is creating them?
"One of my favorite Apple product announcements happened on September 7, 2005. In an Apple music event announcement, Steve Jobs got on stage, gave the usual state of the business update, and then he did something I’d never seen before. He killed a wildly successful product."
~ This is why Apple is the company it is today. Go ahead and read the article. It’s spot on.
"Virtual operators are sprouting up like weeds in a garden – except these are weeds are starting to look a lot more attractive than the rose beds they’re enveloping. These mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) essentially resell the voice and data services of big operators, but often at much lower prices and with more flexible plans."
~ You know why they’re hot? Because people like me can keep my iPhone 4S on RedPocket (which I have) for half what AT&T costs me per month. I now pay my bill and Beth’s bill for less than I was paying for mine alone. Either way, this is a very good summation of the MVNO situation and why it’s changing the wireless industry. Why are MVNOs so hot right now? Thank the carriers — Mobile Technology News
How’s that for an easy answer?
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