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Businesses should be allowed to discriminate.

INTRODUCTION & PREMISES: I as Con will refute pro's claims about why businesses should be allowed to discriminate. I have no strong opinion one way or the other on this topic but I fully intend to refute pro's claims in this debate. ARGUMENTS: #1. Social Contract When one lives in an organized society, one must adhere to the rules of that society. According to Thomas Hobbes and his view of the Social Contract, we give up liberty when moving into a society[1]. I tend to agree with the same understanding of the Social Contract. Therefore if a society declares that a business is allowed or not to allowed to discriminate, I believe the business must comply with the rules.In the United States, businesses can't discriminate against race, ethic, religion, sex, or disability[2][3]. Therefore I am arguing for the status quo and my opponent is making the claims against the status quo. [1]http://oregonstate.edu... [2]http://www.archives.gov... [3]http://www.eeoc.gov... #2. Discrimination of Service In theory, there is nothing wrong with a business discriminating against certain customers. The most popular example of this would be "no shirt, no shoes, no service." I would state by allowing businesses to discriminate in who they serve is problematic in reality. What happens if there is only one doctor in a town and he doesn't like Muslims. A Muslim would have to go to another town to see a doctor. By allowing businesses to discriminate, the amount services offered to some groups of people will become limited. This becomes extremely problematic in basic essentials that relates to health, clothes, and food. #3. Discrimination of Employment Discrimination of employment inherently causes problems for people who need to be employed. As I mentioned previously, the United States prevents discrimination in hiring. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disability Act prevent discrimination in hiring of race, sex, ethnic, religion, and disability. To allow people to be discriminated against limits their capacity to be hired. #5. The Practical Results of Business Discimination I think it is important to understand the results of business discrimination. #5A. Ghettos in Italy Jews were segregated in many cities of Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries. The businesses too discriminated against Jews. Therefore, the Jews were seen as outcasts and limited in employability as well.The Jews that lived in the ghettos suffered from unemployment and depression in such environments. [4]http://www.npr.org... I will argue more the next round since I have a limited amount of time to post.