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Lets say that you were a small business man in Sonora, Mexico making, lets say widgits. Your customer base is in AZ. AZ then passes this law. … As the small business man, do you care? Probably not. …
Is it enough to tell a widgit customer that you are no longer going to do business with him? Are you going to turn down work in this poor economy? …
You have described a business man who has no choice; he has to do business in Arizona. Is his behavior altered even if the legislation is profoundly offensive to him? Probably not, at least not right away.
But the business man who has a choice, does he pick Arizona or a different state? Arizona just gave him a reason to look elsewhere.
That's the problem when Arizona passes a law offensive to a whole class of people. They will change their behavior, even go out of their way because they are like everybody else, they don't like to be insulted.
And, people who want to do business with those people would do well by showing their support for their feelings, too.
We shall see just how much people alter their choices. My sense Arizona's economic recovery will be slowed; people will choose a different location to visit or invest.