Michael Steele: Gay Marriage Is Bad For Small Businesses

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat May 16, 2009 11:13 PM EDT

Article Source: The Huffington Post

Republicans can reach a broader base by recasting gay marriage as an issue that could dent pocketbooks as small businesses spend more on health care and other benefits, GOP Chairman Michael Steele said Saturday.

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multifariousone

Michael Steele is repugnant....

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#2 - Wed May 20, 2009 6:33 PM EDT

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A. Macarthur

Some have estimated that the potential business to be generated by gay marriages alone - weddings, cakes, flowers, photographers, licenses, etc. is $17 BILLION.

Those are all small business enterprises.

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2 votes

#3 - Wed May 20, 2009 6:46 PM EDT

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sorrelen

I gotta agree with you there, seems like a cheap shot to me...

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#3.1 - Wed May 20, 2009 10:11 PM EDT

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multifariousone

Don't tell Steele, you'll ruin his day!

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#4 - Wed May 20, 2009 6:48 PM EDT

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retrovista

I don't see how the GOP plans to make any progress by trading moral/religious values for logic when debating national or state policy. I can only imagine how much they could be getting done on repairing the economy if they weren't so dead set on trying to prove their Christian values to the Christian voters.

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#5 - Wed May 20, 2009 11:25 PM EDT

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