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In Reply to: RE: On the other hand, posted by Analog Scott on April 07, 2015 at 22:10:46
Two problems with that, Scott, at least under US law: (1) Ms. Lisitsa is an independent contractor, and not an employee, and so the federal employment discrimination law you cite would not apply to her; (2) Only federal employees or employees of federally-assisted programs are protected from discrimination based on political affiliation.
New York State, and especially New York City, have their own more stringent anti-employment discrimination laws, but few other US jurisdictions do.
Sorry, but if you want private free enterprise with minimum government "interference", you'll have to accept the right of orchestras to refuse to hire Ms. Lisitsa due to her political views. They have that right.
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I definitely don't want free enterprise with minimal government involvement. That is the sort of thing that would allow businesses to put back the signs that used to say no coloreds allowed. No thanks. We need government intervention unfortunately to protect civil rights. Shame on the Toronto Symphony.
but more people need to realize that the whole "private enterprise is good, government regulation is bad" crusade is an over-simplistic and even outright bad idea in many contexts, including the arts. And trust me, I have plenty of experience with the efficiency of private enterprise and the inefficiency of government.I'm glad you haven't been taken in by the crusaders.
Edits: 04/08/15
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