Thank you, everyone, for joining me here today. I am here to talk about an issue that is important to me and many others, and I believe it needs to be discussed. This is about the rights of small business owners and mom and pop shops. This has been a heated issue for years now, and it needs to be settled in a way that benefits both the business owner and the customer. Many people think small business owners should not be able to turn away any customers; even if they do not support the customer and their actions or have a belief that conflicts the customer. I am here with the other 57% of Tennessee residents to say that it should be a choice for the small business owners to give or to refuse service to their customers (Religious). It is not …show more content…
This will result in less opened businesses and less diverse businesses. In America diversity is cheered upon, but if people are not given a choice that is taking away something that is a big part of America. Business owners will be afraid to even try and start a business, because it will either be denied because of their views or once they are open they will be shut down or laughed upon because of their views. When the economy has a less diverse market, many consumers may not be satisfied with what they can buy. If that happens the economy will start falling. Having a diverse market is important for the economy, and when small business owners are attacked for their views they stop operating. Also, these small business owners are Mom and Pop shops a lot of the times, which keep the community alive. You take away small business and you ruin the community.
Now, in closing, I want to thank you again for listening to me about this important issue on this day. Everyone should have the right to choose how they want to operate their small businesses. Many businesses are struggling with this issue and they need their community’s support. I hope you have gained new knowledge about what has been spoken today. Most of all, I hope this gathering has benefited you in multiple