In Letter, Business Leaders Say Gay Marriage Keeps Competitive Edge

As the Times reported this morning, a coalition of business leaders, including Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Daily News owner and real estate mogul Mort Zuckerman and Daniel Doctoroff of Bloomberg, have signed onto an open letter pushing for same-sex marriage legalization.

In the letter, support for gay marriage is framed as an business-friendly way of keeping New York competitive and keeping it at the cultural center of the world.

From the letter:

To remain competitive, New York must continue to contend with other world cities to attract top talent. Increasingly, in an age where talent determines the economic winners, great states and cities must demonstrate a commitment tocreating an open, healthy and equitable environment in which to live and work

The effort smacks of a similar tactic used by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who marshaled the resources of the business community to support his austerity budget plan, which passed the Legislature largely intact.

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