Comments on: Study finds big economic boost for Mass. after same-sex marriage http://iowaindependent.com/15248/study-finds-big-economic-boost-for-mass-after-same-sex-marriage Iowa politics, news, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:46:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: alsachti http://iowaindependent.com/15248/study-finds-big-economic-boost-for-mass-after-same-sex-marriage/comment-page-1#comment-20257 alsachti Tue, 19 May 2009 16:45:23 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=15248#comment-20257 Excerpts from the study :<br>- 12,167 same-sex couples living in Massachussetts were married.<br>- Same-sex couple spent an average of $7,400 on their wedding.<br>- If all same-sex couples spent this amount, weddings by same-sex couples gave the economy a $90 million boost (12,167 * 7,400 = 90 million)<br>(<a href="http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pdf/BusinessBoost.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pdf/B...</a>)<br><br>Hahem... I'm sorry for the Williams Institute, but economy is a little bit more complex.<br>The fact that a couple spent money for a wedding does not mean that they would not have spent this money if they had not tied the knot. <br>If same-sex marriage was not legal, same-sex couples could have spent their money differently (a commitment ceremony, a new car...)<br><br>The aim of the Williams Institute doesn't seem to be to "advance critical thougth" (as their motto claims) but to advance a political agenda.<br>Another evidence of that is the title of their study : "The Business Boost from Marriage Equality". An objective scientist wouldn't have used a subjective, political expression like "marriage equality" but a more neutral expression like "same-sex marriage". Excerpts from the study :
- 12,167 same-sex couples living in Massachussetts were married.
- Same-sex couple spent an average of $7,400 on their wedding.
- If all same-sex couples spent this amount, weddings by same-sex couples gave the economy a $90 million boost (12,167 * 7,400 = 90 million)
(http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pdf/B...)

Hahem… I'm sorry for the Williams Institute, but economy is a little bit more complex.
The fact that a couple spent money for a wedding does not mean that they would not have spent this money if they had not tied the knot.
If same-sex marriage was not legal, same-sex couples could have spent their money differently (a commitment ceremony, a new car…)

The aim of the Williams Institute doesn't seem to be to “advance critical thougth” (as their motto claims) but to advance a political agenda.
Another evidence of that is the title of their study : “The Business Boost from Marriage Equality”. An objective scientist wouldn't have used a subjective, political expression like “marriage equality” but a more neutral expression like “same-sex marriage”.

]]> By: alsachti http://iowaindependent.com/15248/study-finds-big-economic-boost-for-mass-after-same-sex-marriage/comment-page-1#comment-16947 alsachti Tue, 19 May 2009 14:45:23 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=15248#comment-16947 Excerpts from the study :<br>- 12,167 same-sex couples living in Massachussetts were married.<br>- Same-sex couple spent an average of $7,400 on their wedding.<br>- If all same-sex couples spent this amount, weddings by same-sex couples gave the economy a $90 million boost (12,167 * 7,400 = 90 million)<br><br>Hahem... I'm sorry for the Williams Institute, but economy is a little bit more complex.<br>The fact that a couple spent money for a wedding does not mean that they would not have spent this money if they had not tied the knot. <br>If same-sex marriage was not legal, same-sex couples could have spent their money differently (a commitment ceremony, a new car...)<br><br>The aim of the Williams Institute doesn't seem to be to "advance critical thougth" (as their motto claims) but to advance a political agenda.<br>Another evidence of that is the title of their study : "The Business Boost from Marriage Equality". An objective scientist wouldn't have used a subjective, political expression like "marriage equality" but a more neutral expression like "same-sex marriage". Excerpts from the study :
- 12,167 same-sex couples living in Massachussetts were married.
- Same-sex couple spent an average of $7,400 on their wedding.
- If all same-sex couples spent this amount, weddings by same-sex couples gave the economy a $90 million boost (12,167 * 7,400 = 90 million)

Hahem… I'm sorry for the Williams Institute, but economy is a little bit more complex.
The fact that a couple spent money for a wedding does not mean that they would not have spent this money if they had not tied the knot.
If same-sex marriage was not legal, same-sex couples could have spent their money differently (a commitment ceremony, a new car…)

The aim of the Williams Institute doesn't seem to be to “advance critical thougth” (as their motto claims) but to advance a political agenda.
Another evidence of that is the title of their study : “The Business Boost from Marriage Equality”. An objective scientist wouldn't have used a subjective, political expression like “marriage equality” but a more neutral expression like “same-sex marriage”.

]]> By: slincoln http://iowaindependent.com/15248/study-finds-big-economic-boost-for-mass-after-same-sex-marriage/comment-page-1#comment-16941 slincoln Mon, 18 May 2009 20:36:28 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=15248#comment-16941 Social conservatives will ignore their fiscal conservatism in this matter. But it is ironic - liberty providing more money to the economy? and they are opposed to it? Social conservatives will ignore their fiscal conservatism in this matter. But it is ironic – liberty providing more money to the economy? and they are opposed to it?

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