What does bigotry cost? Well, for
starters, in North Carolina, it costs more than $200 million.
You remember this: the
Republican-dominated legislature in North Carolina passed H.B.2 earlier this
year, to prevent transgender people from using the public bathroom of their
choice.
So far, that hateful act has cost the
state and its business community and its citizens hundreds of jobs and more
than $200 million in taxes and business revenues.
Why? One high-profile answer is: the
NCAA canceled seven big sports events—including the NBA All Star
game—that were scheduled in North Carolina this year. Another answer: Bruce
Springsteen canceled a concert. Other businesses, organizations and musicians
canceled performances, conventions and building projects.
Bigotry hurts. In many ways.
p.s. Really stupid bigotry hurts just
as much as the other kind. This bathroom law was always unenforceable—no one
ever thought the police would order sports fans in Bank of America Stadium in
Charlotte to drop their pants for inspection before using the toilet.
Copyright © Richard Carl Subber 2016
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