The economy of equality: How same-sex marriage would boost the economy

So far the Supreme Court has more or less stayed out of the issue, but pressure is building for the high court to make a decision. If SCOTUS does decide to give same-sex marriage the okay it could be a big deal for the economy.

Weddings are a $51 billion dollar industry. The wedding business employs nearly 800,000 jobs. The national average of a wedding day is over $25,000. A new report, from Nerd Wallet, is claiming that adding same sex marriage to all 50 states would add a couple billion dollars to the economy.

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