Posted on 04/20/2022 10:45:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
DeSantis threatens Disney special status
UPDATE
Florida Senate votes 23-16 to end Disney’s special tax privilege
🚨BREAKING: Florida Senate, on a 23-16 vote, just passed legislation ENDING Disney’s tax privilege, self-governing power & special exemption status.
— Tim Swain (@SwainForSenate) April 20, 2022
Senate also approved the new election map…
It goes to the Florida House tomorrow.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) April 20, 2022
DeSantis threatens Disney’s special status in Florida
Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said that the state’s legislature will consider terminating the special status of a municipal district operated by Walt Disney Co., the Wall Street Journal reports.
It’s an escalation in the weeks-long feud between the Republican governor and Disney.
“We are expanding the call of what the state legislature will be considering this week,” DeSantis said, per Bloomberg. “They also will be considering termination of all special districts that were enacted in Florida prior to 1968, and that includes the Reedy Creek Improvement District.”
DeSantis threatens to sue twitter
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I see it down only about 4%. been that way all day
Oh my...DeSantis does NOT mess around. If Disney wants to insert themselves into politics then let them pay taxes like the rest of us...
you think FLA will lose their republican super majority?? LOL
FLORIDA!
Good. This is what Disney gets for going off half cocked (pun intended).
To appreciate the impact of this, everyone should read up on just what this means to Disney - the wikipedia page offers a good enough overview. Consider this tidbit:
“A five-member Board of Supervisors governs the District, elected by the landowners of the District. These members, senior employees of The Walt Disney Company, each own undeveloped five-acre (2.0 ha) lots of land within the District, the only land in the District not technically controlled by Disney or used for public road purposes. The only residents of the District, also Disney employees or their immediate family members, live in two small communities, one in each city. In the 2000 U.S. Census, Bay Lake had 23 residents, all in the community on the north shore of Bay Lake, and Lake Buena Vista had 16 residents, all in the community about a mile north of Disney Springs. These residents elect the officials of the cities, but since they do not actually own any land, they do not have any power in electing the District Board of Supervisors.”
Putin’s got nothing over the control Disney has had...and may not be losing.
Even without the woke crap I was tired of seeing the name Disney every two minutes give it a rest!
I’ve lived in Florida all my life, I’ll give you seasons argument especially if you don’t hot humid summers, but alligators are not really an issue, I’ve always we have an agreement with alligators, you stay away from them, they will stay away from you.
Tell me you don't live in Florida without telling me you don't live in Florida.
this is actually pretty incredible
the ramifications are astounding.
Next up taking on Twitter.
Desantis must be gearing up for a POTUS run.
How apropos.
” After the mid-terms when it can be quietly repealed.”
Want to bet?
But what if that grinning gator is in your pool?!
Off with their heads!
Disney wanted to play games and well...
Why support a company with state benefits that promotes something that the voters disagree with?
I can see incentives to get a business to move to your city or state and retain them.
It is certainly an option for Disney to move Disney World to a crazy liberal friendly state but that would be very expensive for Disney. Let them pack up and leave.
77R - 42D according to Wikipedia. Total is 120 so there must be an I or minor party as well.
Oops! Musta forgot the “/S” on my comment.
The bigger issue than taxation is prosecutions and law enforcement. Though I expect Disney will act to buy control over that.
Funny how Disney thought they could thrash the elected government (you know, those people the public voted into office to enact the very laws they are currently enacting), and not get muddy in the process?!?
Are they so short-sighted they didn’t see this was going to get egg on their faces? Or are they so delusional and ideologically driven they don’t care what they get on their faces?!? [innuendo intended]
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