Posted on 05/04/2022 6:18:43 PM PDT by simpson96
A handful of Florida residents are suing the state and its Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, over the decision to dissolve Walt Disney Co.'s special self-governing district near Orlando, saying the move will saddle them with the company’s $1-billion debt burden.(snip)
The taxpayer lawsuit asked the court to find the law dismantling Reedy Creek as unconstitutional. The 11-page complaint alleges that the state violated legal obligations forbidding it from dissolving the district without resolving its outstanding debt. The complaint is filed on behalf of four Florida residents — three in Osceola County and one in Orange County.
“The stated and undisputed reason behind the bill is to punish Disney World and subsequently Florida taxpayers,” the complaint said. “Even though the governor and certain Republican lawmakers welcome a fight with Disney on this matter, they appear to not want to follow constitutional guidelines and previous legally enforceable agreements involving over $1 billion in bond issuances.”(snip)
A representative for DeSantis, Christina Pushaw, denied that the elimination of the district would increase taxes for Floridians and said that Disney will pay its fair share of taxes, describing suggestions otherwise as “wishful forecasting.”
“The details on the Reedy Creek plan have yet to be released,” she said in an email. “They will be soon. The local residents of Orange and Osceola counties will not have to bear the burden of Disney’s debt, as the governor has stated. And, there is no scenario where the state would inherit Disney’s debt — this is misinformation.”
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You can bet these four are all lawyers.
How unexpected!
Details haven’t been released yet and nobody’s been harmed. It should be immediately dismissed for lack of standing
$1-billion?
A days income!
Who are these sick groomers?
How Fagney paying taxes raise their taxes?
…..and Democrats!
No standing.
This will get tossed since the outcome has yet to be determined and DeSantis already said he believe Disney pays the debt.
Either the State has the right to make this law or not, and some leftist lawyers don’t get to change that.
I am glad Democrats have shown their colors for to see. People can’t deny they’re targeting our children for sexualization.
For all to see…
And on the payroll (either above the table or under it) of Disney.
We all wondered how the powerful plastic rat would respond to getting slapped down by the Florida legislature.
Now we know: they are having four Florida residents go to court in an attempt to save their hides. All the while, the plastic rat isn’t making a squeak - and them with all that Hollywood firepower.
I think slapping Disney’s jaws did them some good.
NO . STANDING !
Besides.
As soon as an entity engages in overt political activity, it forfeits any and all expectations of special treatment by the government.
Ask any pastor.
What harm have the plaintiff’s suffered?
“The taxpayer lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Miami”
Note two things here:
1. They filed in FEDERAL court, not state court, even though this has nothing at all to do with the federal government.
2. They filed in MIAMI, not Tallahassee, where the ‘wrong’ supposedly took place.
I wonder why (on both counts).
The new tax revenue from Disney World will more than make up for this; I researched it briefly and quickly found that is the case.
“” The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong baby
And you’ll be sorry someday “”
Poor little Diz, no longer “special.”
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Same leftists were against Disney getting it in the first place.
Whichever narrative they need for a given situation. .
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