Last I saw Disney recently posted some WDI jobs that still say the job is expected to be relocated to Orlando in late 2024. No signs they expect any change to that plan but we are more than 2 years out so a lot can still change. As we talked about before, going after those tax credits would be a “nuclear option” for the state which could have devastating consequences for the state economy long term. First, I’m not even sure if it’s legal since the company is meeting the requirements of the program. The only way they could do it would maybe be to cancel the whole program for everyone which again, may not be legal either. Second, even if the state could cancel the program it would be a terrible decision and would greatly reduce the number of new jobs coming to the state. Especially jobs outside of travel and tourism that are desperately needed to diversify the state economy that is disproportionately impacted by economic downturns due to the nature of tourism. Really a bad idea.
I agree that the other stuff you listed are more political talking points. Saying you are going to end corporate handouts and put all businesses on an even playing field and then continuing to offer hundreds of millions in tax credits to certain businesses is the definition of hypocrisy, but in politics as the saying goes you can fool some of the people all the time.