Here's a toast to the Miracle of the Free Market!

[brooklynite]

Talented employees and entrepreneurs in North Carolina who happen to be gay/lesbian, or just progessively minded are going find themselves in a less tolerant community, and are going to be thinking about whether they should stay, or relocate elsewhere.

Businesses in North Carolina are going to find it that much harder to get the most talented workers, and their management is going to be thinking about whether they should stay in a State where they're at a competitive disadvantage, or relocate elsewhere.

Those who remain in North Carolina will find themselves competing for a smaller pool of available jobs, which will drive down average wages.

Let the invisible hand of commerce do its magic...