NY Says yes to $, and Gay Marriage

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NY has approved gay marriage, and I think the only reaction should be "what the hell took so long?" Obviously, from my position as a libertarian I have no idea why the government is even involved with marriage, but if it is, then there is no logical reason why two people who want to get married should not be allowed to do so.

Interestingly, one of the big reasons why the state is excited about gay marriage is because of cash. It is expected that gay marriages could help out the marriage industry in the state by 20% this year. In addition, NY "expats" as it were would now be willing to move back to the state from states where gay marriage was already allowed. Finally, the NYC gay community is incredibly wealthy, and that alone is expected to drive both the wedding industry and... of course.. tax revenues.

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