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Originally Posted by filtherton
The government recognized the right of landlords to rent to whomever they wanted by default. It turned out that there were some landlords who couldn't quite handle the responsibility, and so that right was taken away.
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I guess I just don't see how Person A has a responsibility for the housing needs/desires of Person B.
EDIT: The Hayek quote in my signature seems appropriate here.
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Originally Posted by filtherton
It isn't so much the discriminating that's irresponsible, it's the discriminating based on race and/or religion and/or sexual preference and/or etc that's irresponsible. Landlords are business people, and business people have certain responsibilities to the communities in which they do business.
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I still don't see that any type of discrimination is irresponsible. It's bad for business, but being a dick to potential customers isn't something the government should be involved in, in my opinion.