Different estimates continue to roll out surveying the hundreds of millions of dollars of damage caused by HB2. Here's the latest from WIRED:
Adding all that up, the total cost to North Carolinians so far from HB2 protests is slightly more than $395 million. That’s more than the GDP of Micronesia. And the bulk of it is from sporting organizations, who even five years ago would likely not have waded into political territory like this.
The basics included in that total are as follows:
- NBA, NCAA, and ACC event losses: $197.4 million
- Tourism hit: $109.4 million
- Paypal and business boycotts: $88 million
- Legal fees to defend HB2: $176,000 (and rising)
Heck of a job, McCrory! No wonder he’s a little press shy lately.