The Unintended Consequences of Inequality
by Brian | February 11th, 2008 |
I read the New York Times over my lunch break today and saw a report in the Metro section stating that Governor Spitzer is reducing the revenue projections by $384 million–citing the recent economic downturn (online). To balance the budget, the cuts will come mostly from Medicare reimbursements and other health care related costs. I couldn’t help but remember a recent finding that marriage equality in New York would generate $184 million.
If you’re a New Yorker, contact your state senator and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and ask them to pass Spitzer’s marriage equality bill. Marriage equality: good for gay people, good for everyone.
One Response to “The Unintended Consequences of Inequality”
People always say “money is power,” and fault the gay community for “buying” our way into “special rights.” If anything, the continued blind eye that governments have toward marriage equality and other LGBT protections should clearly show that we’re not buying our way into anything at all, except for, perhaps, Hollywood. And, there money always speaks.
By Matt on Feb 12, 2008