RE: 'Cash Unwanted' Say More Retailers and Restaurants in U.S. and U.K.
Companies are going to be alienating all segments of society, rich and poor alike.
Based on recent trends of businesses to exclude based on views/ideologies it has become apparent that alienating segments of the population is not a concern for many.
I have argued for years that the government has no right to meddle in a business. If one wants to prohibit a certain clientele, or the reverse and allow a certain clientele would be the business owners choice in a free society, no matter if the decision was horrible to most or not. If they make a wrong choice, it is their capital and effort that shall suffer the consequences. Because it is their sweat and capital, it is wrong for the government to get involved. A free market would see the people vote with their wallets.
I use the smoking ban as an example. The government bans it in most businesses. Not their place. If I open an establishment and want to accommodate smokers it should be my choice. If non smokers don't like it, go to a place that decided they will to alienate smokers by banning it. If enough don't wish to be around the smoking, the businesses allowing it will fail.
I tend to agree. The business itself will be hurt by bad decisions in the end, or society will be herded into that direction because they are too focused on buying things and not how they buy them. People need to accept more responsibility to be wise with their purchases, not blind to just get what they want regardless of additional non-monetary costs for doing so.