It seems that every time Florida is in the news, it concerns a shitshow... I mean, when's the last positive story you've read out of the Sunshine State? Well, the current shitshow is a battle between titans, both of which I have no use for... I am not a fan of Disney at all (I find their content to be saccharine, reactionary, and disrespectful of source material which is WAY more interesting, they own way too much of the Media/Entertainment industry, and their efforts to change IP laws oppressive to creators), but I absolutely loathe the Republican Party. Therefore, I am watching the DeSantis/Disney battle with much glee, and I hope that both parties inflict grievous injury on each other.
The current fracas between Disney and the Florida GOP involves legislation to end a special self-governing deal that Disney was granted in 1967, which basically created a corporate fiefdom in which Disney was free from local regulation and taxation. For once, I am in favor of a piece of Republican legislation. That being said, the reason for this change is a Republican campaign against Disney for their tepid pushback against Republican anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. I firmly believe that Disney should not be exempt from paying taxes, and should have limited scope in setting regulatory agendas, but the Republicans still manage to be the bad guys here. I'd say I'm rooting for Disney, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to see them brought down a couple of pegs (especially regarding tax abatements).
One thing that I would like to note is that the number of votes DeSantis won by in 2018 is roughly equal to the number of Disney employees in Florida. I sure hope this knock-down, drag-out fight continues.
Disney employees and covid victims should, in a reasonable world, be more than enough to beat desantic.
ReplyDeleteThose districts seem to be a common Florida thing. The giant retirement community The Villages is also one, among others. I don't know if they exist elsewhere but I've never heard of it.
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