Should business owners be allowed to hire and fire for whatever reason, and as they please?
Everyone around me seems to think I'm completely insane, but I believe they should.
If someone owns a business, I think they should be permitted to fire a worker for no reason at all. Even if it's because of a prejudice. I think that if you own a business, it should be your right. You're the one who has to pay these people and be around these people all day, every day. If you have something against gay people, I think you should be able to fire them because they're gay, and hire a straight person instead. Whatever. Someone still gets a job, and someone still doesn't.
Am I crazy for thinking this? Give me your opinion and why.
Answers:
yes, you are crazy for this for the following reason:
civil rights laws are efficient. they lower the cost of everything that is produced.
you can't fire someone for being black for a good reason--if black people were cut out of the labor force, then at least 10% of the population would be unable to work. completely.
i know that you'll immediately counter with the concept that "well not everyone is racist."
that's irrelevant. regardless of what the system is, meritocratic evaluation is the best and most efficient use of the labor force.
the hyper-libertarian arguments are amusing thought experiments but terrible policy.
Federal law and most states have a few limits. Most employers (but not all) are prohibited from basing a decision on race and religion. Otherwise, they are free to do as they will. Similarly, employees are free to take a job or decline a job or quit based on any reason or no reason at all. The biggest exception is based in contract. If you contract with someone, individually or via a union, you must adhere to the contract.
if its because of prejudice, they wouldnt have got hired in the 1st place...w/ me. I dont get forced to do anything, w/ my business...
Me owning my own business says not you are not crazy BUT it wouldn't at all do for someone to be fired just because you want to. I don't hire anyone that can't do the work I have for them. I don't subscribe to this equal opportunity crap because I need people that know what they are doing. I hire the ones most suited for the job and I don't care what color they are nor do I care what religion they are. I do fire people (not very often because of the people I hire and their skills) but it's in extreme cases. Such as the last guy I fired was caught stealing red handed.
I like to think I have scruples when it comes to such things and I have good people working for me.
this is common business practice:
''Sorry, Fred- you position has been out-sourced to Zimbabwe'' when in fact you just don't like the guy...
''Down-sizing, Fred- we'll miss you,but this is how it is...''
Ditto.
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