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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Will the local taxpayers assume a burden if this goes down? Seems like all those FL statewide GOPers want to impose higher taxes on the middle class.[/quote]
Yes, the burden is one billion dollars, around $2200 for each and every Orange and Osceola County resident.
Lots of discussion already here: 
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1052413.page[/quote]

Literally every Dem candidate for the midterm elections should be hammering this point.  DeSamtus cleverly has this not kicking in u til 2025 but the numbers are there and should be broadcasted far and wide.[/quote]

The math is no so simple.

Currently Disney is able to self govern meaning tax and provide services.

Desantis is taking away Disney's ability to tax.  Taxes at Disney properties will now go to local and state gov not Disney.

If Disney wants to maintain its current level of services it might need to continue to privately fund things such as EMS without the benefit of the tax revenue it currently enjoys.[/quote]

I googled around for analysis and there is none to be had. The closest I got to are what you mentioned above, that Disney effectively taxes its own properties and use that to pay for the services it provides. As a result, property tax bill owed to the two counties it sits on would grow as a result. It also gets to issue bonds to use debt to pay for things. Having visited Disney recently, the roadways and facilities are all very nice, I agree. The government-paid roadways and facilities would not be as nice. But hey, Disney is all-in for more equity, right? [/quote]

I'm just not sure a government can punish a company financially on the basis of not liking a position it takes. To go along with the Newsom example above, could Fairfax County go after the National Firearms Museum from a tax perspective because it the county government doesn't like guns? [/quote]

I don't know if taking away special tax breaks is the same thing as "punishment". NRA is a different ball of wax because the organization exists to advance certain political viewpoints. NRA is therefore fair game and is often the target of government action - as exemplified by the actions of NY. Disney needs to decide what it wants to be - a business with the goal of making money, or a business with the goal of advancing a controversial political agenda like the NRA. [/quote]

Need not be that specific example. Can be any business. Chick Fil a. Hobby Lobby. Etc. Businesses whose goals are making money but also espouse certain policy positions. Which, of course, SCOTUS has said they can do. Which is why this may not be constitutional in the first place. DeSantis is targeting Disney over its speech.[/quote]

Are these companies out there actively claiming that they will work to repeal certain laws in the states it operates? This is not a free speech issue. DeSantis is not claiming in any way that Disney can't say or act the way it wants to, so long as no laws are broken. [/quote]

Of course it's a free speech issue. Companies employ lobbyists all the time in efforts to change laws. They donate to candidates of their choosing. That is all speech, SCOTUS has ruled as such repeatedly. [/quote]

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