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I am an educated person who works in the tech industry and supports the amendment - so what is your point?
So am I and I live in Washington State where we are filled with tech companies. I travel to the Bay Area constantly. Even more tech companies. Again, the North Carolina Triangle voted strongly against this amendment because they know the truth. But by all means, think otherwise if it helps you. Keep waiting for all those high tech start-ups to move to red states, even if they pelt them with tax incentives. It won't help because the workers don't want to live there.
I work in high tech directly with these people. I don't need the media, I hear it everywhere. Again, how much high tech do you see in red states? High growth, high income, clean industries with strong quality of life, and they won't go near the red states. But you go ahead and keep thinking otherwise.
Research Triangle Park is in North Carolina. North Carolina is a Red State.
Your point is fallacious, emotionally driven, and without substance.
I am an educated person who works in the tech industry and supports the amendment - so what is your point?
Dd I say every single person?? No, however the Amendment had the most support in the parts of the state that aren't well educated and had no Tech Industry. The Amendment got absolutely demolished in the well educated portions of the state where the Tech Industry is strong.
Well the good news is you can still marry your cousin in North Carolina.
You can marry your cousin in 18 other states also - so what is your point?
States where cousin marriage is legal:
Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia.
Got tons of them in Houston, Austin, Dallas, Atlanta..... but then again, those cities are pretty gay friendly even if they are located in red states
Not many at all relative to the population and the money in those cities/states. Surprisingly few by comparison really. And those companies are not the best at all, what, Dell? Good luck with that. Compare that to the West Coast. No comparison.
Stop with the crap. Social responsibility within companies takes on many different forms. If gay marriage is one of the platforms of these companies, so be it. They probably like clean rivers and green trees too. Microsoft didn't go bankrupt because of the 30 states with marriage amendments. Neither did Google or Starbucks. Your point is moot.
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Come on. Gay marriage is the farthest thing from an entrepreneur's mind as it can get. Target market and profitability is the focus, not homosexual sex. And big corporations? PSSSH. Not on their radar either.
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Microsoft:
"As other states recognize marriage equality, Washington's employers are at a disadvantage if we cannot offer a similar, inclusive environment to our talented employees, our top recruits and their families. Employers in the technology sector face an unprecedented national and global competition for top talent. Despite progress made in recent years with domestic partnership rights, same-sex couples in Washington still hold a different status from their neighbors. Marriage equality in Washington would put employers here on an equal footing with employers in the six other states that already recognize the committed relationships of same-sex couples - Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. This in turn will help us continue to compete for talent." Marriage Equality in Washington State Would Be Good for Business - The Official Microsoft Blog
You can read about other corporations endorsing gay marriage below:
The whole South should just secede again and live in their own happy utopia of ignorance and stupidity.
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Good luck with that. Compare that to the West Coast. No comparison.
