Of course, but concerns about the bigger picture aren’t allowed here because it’s political.
Because when the business as a whole is experiencing secular changes maybe the small amount of brand and political capital you have available to you is better used elsewhere.
And keep In mind his comment about paying their fair share of taxes was in reference to the original plan where the district was to be dissolved. The average person reading that assumes that Disney when it had RCID did not pay its fair share of taxes but Ron is fixing that now. It was lie when he said it and it came back to bite him when he changed the plan and didn’t dissolve the district. So now anyone who believed the original statement (so believed that with a special tax district Disney got a tax break) thinks he caved and let Disney keep their special district with a big tax break. People in his own party, including a special neighbor he is soon to be at odds with, are sure to point that out to anyone who will listen.
“I’m concerned that we’re solving a problem that isn’t serious, or doesn’t really exist," Lepinski said.
Emotional meeting ends with DeSantis' New College of Florida board abolishing diversity office
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What kinds of decisions will DeSantis’ cronies possibly make regarding Disney?
You are glossing over key distinctions - It's not a requirement that any gov agency with authority over you be elected... but for certain types, there is, including those with taxing authority.
When we talked about this a gazillion pages back someone posted a link to a database of FL special districts where you could filter on different criteria. When we filtered on government appointed board and authority to assess tax there were very few examples. Of the ones that did exist they all had government appointed boards that required the board members to be landowners of the district. Simple concept of no taxation without representation. These were non profits like regional medical centers and appeared to be structured that way to avoid the cost and hassle of running an election for the seats. We found no example of a special district with a board appointed by the Government that had taxing authority and allowed board members from outside the district. This one would be a first.
I don’t necessarily disagree, as I said several pages back in a likely deleted post relenting that this is likely a strategic mistake.
The state didn’t hire Disney, they govern the entities within RCID. That’s not the same.
Let me see if someone can. I’ll be in Disneyland.
As long as it toes the line, doesn’t speak up, and avoids any inappropriate attire - it will be left alone.
Political speech is protected extremely broadly, perhaps moreso than any other form of speech. Lying has been expressly ruled to be covered by the First Amendment in the context of free speech when it comes to politics. That's why there is no such thing as a false advertising charge for political ads. It is, therefore, very difficult to go into court and argue the "motivation" of a politician's actions, even if they have made clear public statements like DeSantis did. Prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he wasn't just lying to appease his base. You can't.
