Its not to late as you say to reverse course but being most likely? No way will he reverse . I dont see how he can save face which seems to be very important to him and his followers. If theres a way out, like some have mentioned here , and he LOOKS like he has won to his people, then maybe. If he cant find that angle he will continue until he loses(IMO) then blane it on someone or others for it. Ive seen this movie many times before.
I don’t disagree. The original bill passed and is law now. This is being spun as we have to strip Disney of a “special tax benefit” to prevent them from overturning that original law. In reality Disney has no more ability to overturn a law as you or I do. it’s also no more or less likely that the original law is overturned now that RCID is being dissolved. In other words getting rid of RCID isn’t protecting children in any way.
I think we all believed that 10 years ago. Many, including AP and Reuters, showed serious bias in their coverage of President Trump. The excuse used was that he's such a danger to democracy that we HAVE to cover him in a biased way. For some reason, many previously trusted media outlets followed this plan and are paying the price in lost trust now.
Was that letter rare, medium, or well done?
I think you just found the meaning of life…
You’re talking about companies that raise their prices 1-2 times a year like clockwork… and you think a ‘nothing i can do about it’ bottom line tax line is gonna popup and deter guests verse those kinds of price hikes?
But it’s wouldn’t be just Disney hotels that would be hit by that tax. It would all of them in that county (Orange). The hotel board, or whatever group they collectively belong in, would be against it.
I agree. I could see them basically making some relatively minor changes and reinstating the district so long as DeSantis and those supporting the bill can claim they took away Disney's 'special privileges', even if there's no truth to that spin. That's probably the best possible outcome. I could equally see them just sitting back and allowing all sorts of negative impacts to come about while blaming Disney for 'trying to make Florida taxpayers pay its debts', blaming counties controlled by the opposite party for the debacle, railing against the courts, etc. The sad thing is that latter strategy will probably work just fine and may actually be politically advantageous as it allows them to prolong the fight with Disney and keep the base energised.
I'm all for it. Disney like all other corporations should pay their fair share of taxes. Reedy Creek should've been disbanded a long time ago. A company should not be able to have its own mini government in our country. Plus, Governor Desantis says they have a plan to make sure Disney pays for their debt and the cost of their fire department and other property taxes and not Orange and Osceola County. If Disney wants to embrace politics then deal with the blowback then.
Tell us you haven’t read the thread without telling us you haven’t read the thread.
Sorry I don't have the time to read 248 pages of this thread between 2 jobs and school. Just wanted to state my opinion. If you don't like it deal with it.
You are free to state your incredibly misinformed opinion. It will just be called out as such.
Yeah, that would be the big part that’s misinformed. If you had bothered to do a bit of reading you’d know Disney pays more taxes, not less.
Why don’t you actually tell us which taxes they do not pay?
What taxes do they not pay? I’m interested to hear what you think. I know you haven’t read the thread, but would it surprise you to know that Disney pays the same real estate taxes to Orange and Osceola counties as any other taxpayer including competitors like Universal and Sea World? Would it surprise you to know that the taxes Disney pays to RCID are in addition to those taxes so dissolving the district doesn’t change the amount of taxes paid to the counties? I hear what you are saying and you are repeating what the Governor has stated publicly that Disney doesn‘t pay their fair share and he has a plan. If you are actually interested I could summarize what’s already been discussed.
Disney paid their taxes. In fact they are the largest taxpayer in the county.
