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

Brian

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

LAKid53

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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

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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.
 

Lilofan

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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.
And further feel the wrath of DeSantis retaliation ?
 

LAKid53

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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.

I think the only other company in a position to do that people would listen to is Comcast. But Uni wouldn't want to jeopardize Epic Universe or the new district it wants.

Plus people HATE Comcast. Not that many would make the connection between Universal and Comcast.
 

lazyboy97o

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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.
For all the talk of how DeSantis has fumbled this, he has very much succeeded in his goal of chilling speech. It’s probably a good thing he won’t settle for less than his maximalist goals.
 

Stripes

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The stark warning at the end of the article really does outline the importance of this case.

“At the beginning of this piece, I said that DeSantis should lose, not that he will lose. Court outcomes are never completely certain, but this much is correct: A Disney defeat would represent a dangerous reversal in First Amendment jurisprudence and cast a pall of fear over private expression. In its complaint, Disney wrote, “In America the government cannot punish you for speaking your mind.” That is true now and will remain so if Disney wins its case. If Disney loses, on the other hand, America’s first liberty will be at risk, and the culture wars will escalate out of control.”
If Disney loses on their First Amendment claims, it would be an incredibly dangerous precedent to set.

This case will likely be one of the most important cases in U.S. history.
 

WDWHero

Active Member
Publix is in for a fight from a powerhouse - Amazon
More like Kroger, Kroger has moved into Publix turf doing deliveries only from central warehouses that are only for delivery. They are cheaper than Publix as well and cheaper than Instacart. It’s a very smart move.
 

CaptainAmerica

Premium Member
If Disney loses on their First Amendment claims, it would be an incredibly dangerous precedent to set.

This case will likely be one of the most important cases in U.S. history.
There's an extremely important distinction that I think people are missing.

There are questions of fact and there are questions of law, and Disney could theoretically lose on either one.

Questions of fact are decided by juries in jury trials and by the judge in "bench trials." Questions of law are decided by the judge. Questions of law are what get appealed and decided by the appellate courts and SCOTUS. Appellate courts generally do not weigh in on the facts.

With regard to the First Amendment claims:
  • The question of fact is whether DeSantis and the Florida legislature did pass this legislation to retaliate against Disney for their speech.
  • The question of law is whether passing this law in retaliation against Disney for their speech is unconstitutional.
If Disney loses on the facts, this case will be entirely inconsequential for any other future cases. If they lose on the law (which they won't), then it would indeed be consequential.

Losing on the facts has nothing to do with "precedent."
 

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