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Article: CITY COMPTROLLER THOMPSON: NEW YORK CITY ECONOMY WOULD GAIN $142 MILLION AFTER LEGALIZATION OF MARRIAGE FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 5, 2007
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The New York City Comptroller issued the following press release:
New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. today issued a study finding that the legalization of marriage for same-sex partners could yield $142 million in economic benefits to New York City.
The report, Love Counts: The Economic Benefits of Marriage Equality for New York, concluded that the $142 million largely would be generated in the three years immediately following enactment of legislation, and would be derived from the spending of residents and visitors on their weddings, along with the spending of their out-of-town guests.
"Legalizing marriage for same-sex couples in New York would have impacts beyond ...