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Do similar laws apply to any businesses besides public utilities?

• giantg2 4y ago
  We have non-discrimination laws on a variety of protected classes. It seems there could be support for expanding those classes, like the recent story about political affiliation and that dog shelter.
  • gnopgnip 4y ago
    Many businesses can't discriminate based on set classes, but they broadly aren't required to take on all customers
• GekkePrutser 4y ago
  This is a really good point. I think payment providers are like utilities these days, as cash becomes more obscure in society.
  • bitreality 4y ago
    This is the reality. Payment processing is a utility. Small businesses literally cannot operate online without payment processing. On first glance there appears to be many third party providers, but ultimately they are all processing Visa/MC, and are selecting customers on the same criteria.