Florida Republicans punishing Disney with a huge tax cut
This is indeed a perfect encapsulation of the Republican Party in 2022 — the rubes get run, the corporations (including those who are ostensibly being opportunistically targeted) walk away with the money:
Read the thread here — Florida Republicans have owned Disney World by delivering a tax cut to Disney and saddling nearby local governments with extra expenses.
A metaphor here for the larger purpose of culture war politics in the GOP coalition. https://t.co/TNpWTNMxJf— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 22, 2022
This is also a good illustration of why “LOCAL CONTROL” is so often bad.
Anyway, to be Scrupulously Fair a tax increase disincentivizing people from living in Orlando is probably the best idea DeSantis will ever have.