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California Has Gay-Certification Program To Tap Into $633 Million For "LGBT" Businesses
California Has Gay-Certification Program To Tap Into $633 Million For "LGBT" Businesses
Authored by Christopher F. Rufo & Austen Hufford via City Journal,
Americans are used to handouts for favored groups. Affirmative action in university admissions, corporate “diversity” initiatives, and minority-owned contracting requirements direct opportunities, resources, and contracts to supposedly “oppressed” groups, such as women, Native Americans, blacks, and Hispanics.
In California, state Democrats have embraced another kind of favoritism: contracts for state-certified gay-owned businesses.
The scheme operates through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which regulates privately owned utility companies. California utilities...
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