News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

[LAKid53]

"But why didn't you speak up about it before now?"

Isn't that the standard we're applying? Any opinion someone expresses, you get to clap back at them "tHeN wHy DiDnT yOu SaY sOmEtHiNg AbOuT iT yEaRs AgO!!!!!?"

No one asked. But if they had, I would have said I supported the version of the law when I worked for the state Division of Elections. Had to resign.

 

[WDWHero]

Publix - 225,00
Walmart - 116,559
WDW - 75,000

Still largest single site in the US which is crazy and stuff you’d see at a Chinese iPhone factory as far as number of employees in one area

 

[flynnibus]

just saw a clip of DeSantis speaking and when asked about the Disney situation he said he’s not going to let a corporation control their own government and avoid taxes. Why continue stating something that is just a blatant lie?

Because ge can hold onto a sliver of truth that by having rcid do things they avoid owning it and paying their own taxes on it.

It’s one of those misleading points tied to a sliver of truth that serves the point of making something into something else

 

[WDWHero]

Because ge can hold onto a sliver of truth that by having rcid do things they avoid owning it and paying their own taxes on it.

It’s one of those misleading points tied to a sliver of truth that serves the point of making something into something else

No one reads past headlines or talking heads so it works

 

[Disney Analyst]

I still think it’s shocking the business community, the tourism community, and the theme park community have not spoken out at all about what has been happening. If the entire community rallied around Disney, it would send a very powerful message to Tallahassee. And frankly they should, the precedent being set can impact them one day.

 

[flynnibus]

Tell that to the last several presidents prior to the last two, who kept their place as governor or senator. And a bunch of the losing candidates.

So Florida was actually better… until they weren’t

 

[Chi84]

The timing is part of what makes it retaliatory, though. I don’t really see how you can divorce the two.

The timing serves as evidence that it is retaliatory. But you don’t need to introduce evidence on an issue if the other side admits it.

 

[GoofGoof]

I think what is correctly stated is that WDW is the largest single site employer in the state (and the country). Sometimes that gets twisted as Disney being the largest employer in the state which is not true. Based on what Disney put out they are the largest taxpayer in the state as well. So one of the top employers and the top taxpayer.

 

[LittleBuford]

The timing serves as evidence that it is retaliatory. But you don’t need to introduce evidence on an issue if the other side admits it.

Oh, I was talking from a WDWMagic-poster perspective, not a legal one!

 

[LAKid53]

Good lord the school districts in Florida are way too big.

My school district has 4 schools.

That's Miami-Dade.

The old Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services employed over 45,000 before the state broke it up into several separate agencies. The largest state social services agency in the county at the time....including NY and California.

 

[flynnibus]

Good lord the school districts in Florida are way too big.

My school district has 4 schools.

Your state is kike the size of a floridan county

 

[WDWHero]

I still think it’s shocking the business community, the tourism community, and the theme park community have not spoken out at all about what has been happening. If the entire community rallied around Disney, it would send a very powerful message to Tallahassee. And frankly they should, the precedent being set can impact them one day.

They just don’t want to be next.

 

[LAKid53]

From the FL Department of Economic Opportunity.

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That number seems awfully low for Publix. Orlando Sentinel was reporting 190,000 in 2018. Publix has around 65% of the grocery stores in the state.

 

[LAKid53]

There was a law on the books that didn’t allow it so no reason to speak out against something that is already not allowed.

That law has flipped flopped so many times, it's hard to keep up.

 

[Brian]

That number seems awfully low for Publix. Orlando Sentinel was reporting 190,000 in 2018. Publix has around 65% of the grocery stores in the state.

It seems the data was last updated in 2021, so perhaps the labor market issues at the time skewed the data.

 

[Disney Analyst]

They just don’t want to be next.

Scary and sad.

 

[WDWHero]

Scary and sad.

It’s having the intended consequence

 

[LAKid53]

It seems the data was last updated in 2021, so perhaps the labor market issues at the time skewed the data.

What I posted was 2022 data. Publix is opening new stores regularly. I think 3 in Central Florida will open in the next few months.

 

[LAKid53]

The timing serves as evidence that it is retaliatory. But you don’t need to introduce evidence on an issue if the other side admits it.

And frankly won't stop doing so.

 

[LAKid53]

I think what is correctly stated is that WDW is the largest single site employer in the state (and the country). Sometimes that gets twisted as Disney being the largest employer in the state which is not true. Based on what Disney put out they are the largest taxpayer in the state as well. So one of the top employers and the top taxpayer.

Correct. Largest single site employer.