Chopra by Adam Bouska
Moral Hazard is the best argument I’ve heard against the idea of letting the public vote on marriage rights. Deepak Chopra puts it brilliantly here.
In essence – moral hazard occurs when you can take a risk but never have to face the consequences if it goes wrong. Just as bankers should not be allowed to gamble with the money of others without risking their own rewards, the public should not be able to vote on taking away gay marriage rights without risking their own rights. That is obviously not how a referendum on gay marriage is ever worded, and this shows us how illegitimate and harmful such votes are.
I’ve changed my mind. I no longer have any respect for a vote that takes away a fundamental civil right for arbitrary reasons. That is not democracy in action, it’s moral hazard in action.
Tags: Adam Bouska, Deepak Chopra, gay marriage, marriage equality, moral hazard, moral hazard gay marriage, Prop 8, Ryan Heath, same sex marriage
