The Baltimore Sun ran an article yesterday about the economic impact of same-sex marriage in Maryland. The wedding industry is virtually recession-proof - I know this directly by having been in it for over a decade - and the addition of same-sex celebrations by residents and also tourists would generate an estimated "$14 million in tax revenue" over three years. A study showed that "extending marriage benefits to gays could result in a net gain of $3.2 million a year" in other types of tax revenue.
No such article would be complete without a loathsome dig from Doug Stiegler, executive director of the Family Protection Lobby. "Three million is such an insignificant number compared to the other social and cultural impacts on families and children. You are going to spend more than that if we have a heavy snowfall in January."
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