> It's not a basic civil right to be an ageist or racist. Yes it is. Freedom of opinion. You just can't be violent about it (including intimidating and harassi

> It's not a basic civil right to be an ageist or racist. Yes it is. Freedom of opinion. You just can't be violent about it (including intimidating and harassing people, etc) And it's also a basic civil right to decide how to spend your money, or at least it should be. That includes who to hire. > Productivity is harmed when people like the guy in this story can't get a job, too. The article said he has a job. > Seems to me if you don't exclude people from certain jobs based on irrelevant parameters, economy usually benefits. Whether a given boss is ageist is not irrelevant.