Ogre’s Politics and Views

So you may have heard recently that the government of Sarasota has decided to discriminate. They have decided that based on the actions of a certain group of people that they refuse to hire those people. Oh, it’s not based on sex or gender, it’s based solely on actions of the individuals. And I really don’t have a problem with that. Of course, they already employ way too damn many people, but governments and individuals should be able to make decisions about who to hire based on the potential employee’s actions.

So tell me why I can’t refuse to hire someone who is gay?

The city of Sarasota claims that they won’t hire people who smoke because these people drive up medical costs. The city claimed that the person who smoked costs an additional $4,611 in medical bills each year. People who have AIDS, primarily because of their sexual actions, cost between $71,000 and $425,000 A YEAR in direct medical costs. And those who have HIV cost about $14,000 a year. Oh, and before you claim it’s not a gay disease, be sure and check the numbers. At least 56% (and increasing yearly) of those who have AIDS are gay and got the disease based on their actions. That’s a lot worse than smokers.

As long as governments cannot refuse to hire people because of their gay actions, government should not be allowed to refuse to hire people because of their actions in smoking. I believe I should be able to hire anyone I want, no matter what reason I give. And government shouldn’t be in the business of hiring people (for the most part), anyway. But if they’re going to do it, they should at least be fair about it. Yeah, that’s not going to happen, is it?

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