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Video: Do Marriage Amendments Hurt the Economy?

 

Kalley Yanta responds to a common argument used against protecting marriage - that it will harm the economy:

"A new business report proves that's not true. A new CNBC study of America's top states for doing business shows that all 10 of the top 10 business-friendly states in America prohibit gay marriage. Furthermore, 9 of the top 10 have marriage protection amendments in their state constitutions that are similar to the one proposed here in Minnesota."

8 Comments

  1. John Noe
    Posted September 13, 2012 at 4:03 pm | Permalink

    As always Kelly Yanta does a great job of showing the falsehoods and lies of the sodomites. The economic claim is of course a false one.

    The worst lie is when they claim they cannot attract talent if the amendment is passed. This is such an outrageous lie as any corporation can offer any employee whatever benefits they want regardless if any amendments are passed or not.
    I wish the video had explored the health issues. Recognizing false marriage forces undue health regulations on businesses. Being forced to recognize couterfeit marriage they now are forced to pay for AIDS and other STD's.

    A great question for any business owner why should the monetary costs of homosexual sex have to come out of my pocket? Why is it my responsibilit y to have to pay for happy Hank and smiling Sam doing to each other?
    Then again liberals and progressives have always been more than happy to spend other people's money.

  2. Barb Chamberlan
    Posted September 13, 2012 at 4:13 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Kalley.

    Those darn facts sure do stifle the creative lies of the opposition. With no positive arguments for marriage corruption they're left with nothing.

  3. leo
    Posted September 13, 2012 at 7:32 pm | Permalink

    As a good counter argument, when did gays started to be in demand? I mean really, who really cares if gays don't come to your State..? The less the better, I see that as a good thing not bad thing( gays moving away from States banning gay coupling/marraige).

    If you are banning SSM in you State and if that turn gays away, that is the best thing you can hope for, then gay identity politics will become a none issue in your State in the future.

  4. Zack
    Posted September 13, 2012 at 9:27 pm | Permalink

    With exception of California which has been utterly decimated by liberal policies, these Marriage Amendments have had no economic impact.

  5. Ash
    Posted September 13, 2012 at 9:58 pm | Permalink

    Another excellent, MMM. I don't see how SSMers pushing the "marriage amendments hurt the economy" myth can even respond to it.

  6. John Noe
    Posted September 13, 2012 at 10:59 pm | Permalink

    Kelly Yanta and the MMA have done it again with one of their best videos to date. The biggest lie in the video is where the opposition claims they cannot attract talent. The chart proves otherwise.

    No matter what a state passes in regards to marriage it has no effect on what benefits they offer to any employees. Show me one business that was forced not to offer benefits if a marraige amendment passed. They cannot so they lie.

    On the other hand the states that failed to protect marriage and have had marriage corruption foisted on them have seen increased costs to businesses.

    The homosexuals practice a conduct and behavior that is extremely unhealthy and greatly adds to our health care costs. Before a business was not forced to pay the extra costs for this sexual activity. But once false marriage became reality in certain states businesses were forced to pay for the sexual activities of their homosexual employees.

    Why should the cost of other peoples sexual activity have to come out of a business owner's pocket? Since when is it the financial responsibility of any business to pay for other people's unhealthy sexual activity?

  7. DN
    Posted September 14, 2012 at 6:59 am | Permalink

    John Noe,

    It is absolutely 100% illegal for a Virginia company to offer benefits to same sex couples. End of story.

  8. Zack
    Posted September 14, 2012 at 10:14 pm | Permalink

    @DN

    "It is absolutely 100% illegal for a Virginia company to offer benefits to same sex couples"

    False. Not being eligible for benefits does not mean it's illegal. If a business offers their own benefits package, they aren't going to be punished.

    Illegal means it's a crime. Offering benefits is not a crime.