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An electrical provider is typically a government-granted monopoly, and given that, it is not unreasonable to extend the protection of speech against government
by drdec 5y ago
An electrical provider is typically a government-granted monopoly, and given that, it is not unreasonable to extend the protection of speech against government action to the electrical provider.
Banks are not however, and in fact, banks and the financial system do act against classes of people. Visa and Mastercard frequently pressure their customers in an effort to prevent sex work in the name of preventing sex trafficking. If their customers do not do enough they will cut them off. This most recently happened with OnlyFans. See also PornHub.
- PeterisP 5y agoYou're right about banks in USA, but I think that this is wrong and indicates that the ability of these middlemen to prevent people from interacting in society (being able to pay one another is essentially part of freedom of association) needs to be restricted.