Georgia Senate blocks mega tax cuts for Delta in response to Delta punishing law abiding NRA

[asaratis]

Just heard about this. Will find a link. Kudos to the Senators for hitting back at the NRA. Why should gun owners in Georgia who pay taxes have to support Delta financially?

If Delta doesn't want or need the business of 5 million NRA members why do they even need a tax break?

Delta’s tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it

Govt. has no business in favoritism of businesses...

Yes it does. It is a major source of income for politicians. How do you think they all get filthy rich on their government salaries alone?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Isn't this unfair, maybe illegal, government intrusion? I thought NaziCons were against such stuff.

I doubt it is illegal to NOT give some big corp a special tax cut. State legislatures represent the citizens of the state. I suspect Georgians support this. The only reason Delta was getting the tax break was political favor. Some politicians aren't favoring Delta at the moment.

What makes you "suspect" that?

Delta employs 33,000 people in Georgia. How many NRA members do you think there are?

More or less?

The Gulf South is not that big. I've spent a lot of time in Georgia, much more in South Georgia than North. Georgia has a strong hunting culture and is very rural. Gun ownership is high, whether they belong to the NRA or not.

Delta employs 33,000 people in Ga without the special tax break. I doubt they pack up and leave over 40 mil. I bet they get their break this year anyway. I bet everything dies down quickly and it's business as usual in under 10 days.

As to the highlighted part, I'm sure you're completely right.

 

[asaratis]

It was fun though wasn’t it when obummer and his merry band of libtards went after Gibson guitar and Toyota huh? Effen hypocrites.

You mean Democrats use government to pressure businesses?

Isn’t that a reason why conservatives don’t like Democrats?

It is Soros, Hillary and other ultra-liberal assholes that are pressuring corporations to abandon the NRA and any support of it. It is ALL political. It is being driven by anti-gun lunatics whose ultimate goal is to abolish the 2nd Amendment and disarm the public so as to make a socialist dictatorship or oligarchy more attainable.

Liberalism is a fucking mental disorder.

Wow propaganda machine head here folks...

The truth hurts, doesn't it?

 

[del]

It was fun though wasn’t it when obummer and his merry band of libtards went after Gibson guitar and Toyota huh? Effen hypocrites.

You mean Democrats use government to pressure businesses?

Isn’t that a reason why conservatives don’t like Democrats?

It is Soros, Hillary and other ultra-liberal assholes that are pressuring corporations to abandon the NRA and any support of it. It is ALL political. It is being driven by anti-gun lunatics whose ultimate goal is to abolish the 2nd Amendment and disarm the public so as to make a socialist dictatorship or oligarchy more attainable.

Liberalism is a fucking mental disorder.

Wow propaganda machine head here folks...

The truth hurts, doesn't it?

you tell us, cloudscreamer

 

[WillowTree]

is it the job of the Georgia Senate to shill for the NRA?

Is it the job of the Georgia Senate to carve out special tax breaks for certain businesses and not others? I thought you guys hated corporate welfare

It's a tax exemption for jet fuel. It applies to all airlines, not just Delta.

Delta just happens to be the biggest airline in Georgia.

Then why can’t all businesses in Georgia get a tax break on the fuel they use? Why just the airline industry? The playing field needs to be even across-the-board. This is why our tax code is so complicated. Politicians at the federal and state level are always carving out exceptions here for this business and exceptions here for that business

It is how they draw business to their states. Remember just a year or so ago New York was promising tax free status to new business?

 

[rightwinger]

Just heard about this. Will find a link. Kudos to the Senators for hitting back at the NRA. Why should gun owners in Georgia who pay taxes have to support Delta financially?

If Delta doesn't want or need the business of 5 million NRA members why do they even need a tax break?

Delta’s tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it

Maybe Delta needs to find another state that wants to be their hub

I’m sure there are 49 others who may be interested

 

[Eaglewings]

Just heard about this. Will find a link. Kudos to the Senators for hitting back at the NRA. Why should gun owners in Georgia who pay taxes have to support Delta financially?

If Delta doesn't want or need the business of 5 million NRA members why do they even need a tax break?

Delta’s tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it

So its a good thing the state govt attacks businesses like this?

So you want to protect your 2nd amendment but get angry when someone uses their 1st amendment rights..humm could that be called a cherry picker..[emoji39] [emoji11] [emoji89]

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[WillowTree]

Just heard about this. Will find a link. Kudos to the Senators for hitting back at the NRA. Why should gun owners in Georgia who pay taxes have to support Delta financially?

If Delta doesn't want or need the business of 5 million NRA members why do they even need a tax break?

Delta’s tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it

Maybe Delta needs to find another state that wants to be their hub

I’m sure there are 49 others who may be interested

The BBQ is great in Memphis.

 

[DJT for Life]

Just heard about this. Will find a link. Kudos to the Senators for hitting back at the NRA. Why should gun owners in Georgia who pay taxes have to support Delta financially?

If Delta doesn't want or need the business of 5 million NRA members why do they even need a tax break?

Delta’s tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it

is it the job of the Georgia Senate to shill for the NRA?

Is it the job of Atlanta-based CNN to shill for the anti-gun crowd?

 

[Eaglewings]

It was fun though wasn’t it when obummer and his merry band of libtards went after Gibson guitar and Toyota huh? Effen hypocrites.

You mean Democrats use government to pressure businesses?

Isn’t that a reason why conservatives don’t like Democrats?

It is Soros, Hillary and other ultra-liberal assholes that are pressuring corporations to abandon the NRA and any support of it. It is ALL political. It is being driven by anti-gun lunatics whose ultimate goal is to abolish the 2nd Amendment and disarm the public so as to make a socialist dictatorship or oligarchy more attainable.

Liberalism is a fucking mental disorder.

You sound paranoid dude...this has nothing to do with the Clinton's..

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[Cecilie1200]

The most embarrassing part of this is that frauds that try and pass themselves off as conservatives cheer this sort of government intrusion.


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Intrusion? Seems to me the intrusion was when the government started trying to pick and choose economic winners in the first place.

While I do not agree with tax breaks for anyone, that still does not make it alright for the government to intrude in a squabble between private companies


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Again, if the constituents feel that the "private squabble" is an attack on them and demand it, do you really expect their elected representatives to refuse?

Please offer some evidence that this is the case.

And yes, I would like to think that doing the right thing mattered to elected officials. I do not believe that elected officials are there to jump at the daily whims of the voters.


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Yes, well, politics can sometimes require balancing between what an officeholder thinks is right, and what their constituents think is right. This is probably not one of those cases, though. Do you really think it's likely that politicians from Georgia are big into gun-grabbing?

Furthermore, the NRA has a national membership of 5 million people. How many of them do you suppose are in a state like Georgia? And how pissed off do you think they are about Delta's decision, particularly considering that NRA members tend to be very passionate and energized on the subject of gun rights?

Again, the NRA's influence comes from its politically active membership. If you really think they're just sitting quietly and taking this boycott bullshit without a fight, you're delusional.

 

[Cecilie1200]

is it the job of the Georgia Senate to shill for the NRA?

Is it the job of the Georgia Senate to carve out special tax breaks for certain businesses and not others? I thought you guys hated corporate welfare

It's a tax exemption for jet fuel. It applies to all airlines, not just Delta.

Delta just happens to be the biggest airline in Georgia.

Then why can’t all businesses in Georgia get a tax break on the fuel they use? Why just the airline industry? The playing field needs to be even across-the-board. This is why our tax code is so complicated. Politicians at the federal and state level are always carving out exceptions here for this business and exceptions here for that business

It is how they draw business to their states. Remember just a year or so ago New York was promising tax free status to new business?

Yeah, but Delta's already in Georgia. It's one of their biggest employers, apparently.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Just to clarify, this temper tantrum by the Georgia Lt Gov is not about Delta refusing to do business with the NRA. All Delta did was stop giving the NRA a discount.

Now the Georgia senate wants to try and strong-arm Delta so they will give the NRA their discounts back???? This is conservatism?? No, it is not.

I'm sure you'd like to define conservatism as "not fighting back when attacked", but we're not really inclined to accept your parameters.

 

[Cecilie1200]

The most embarrassing part of this is that frauds that try and pass themselves off as conservatives cheer this sort of government intrusion.


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Thank you. The days of conservatives calling for smaller, less intrusive gov't is long gone. And now they cannot even pretend.

I'll call for any damned thing I want, any time I want, and I don't need your permission and approval to do it, Sparky.

You're right, you ARE welcome to Do whatever you want.

But when you act like a fuckwit, people are going to call you on it - and there's nothing you can do to stop it.

Sparky.

And if I ever feel compelled to imitate you, I'll keep that in mind.

 

[WinterBorn]

Are you serious? Of course it is their job to shill for the NRA. The majority of the Georgia Senate is bought and paid for by the NRA.

And if any other companies decide to go rogue and change any of their company policies, they better run it by a certain wing of the government first, or they will feel an iron hammer come down on them hard.

The NRA is made up of law-abiding people.

If a Cake Baker can be forced to bake a cake for something that offends his beliefs, it's perfectly copacetic to forbid Big Corporations from discriminating against people that offend their beliefs.

What discrimination? Has Delta refused to serve ANY NRA member? No. It is tantrums about cancelling DISCOUNTS on tickets.

The NRA has an affiliate program similar to the ones that many organization have (AAA, AARP, Alumni Associations). Cancelling theirs for political reasons is discriminatory.

If it is discriminatory, then sue or prosecute. The State gov't does not wield tax laws as punishment. That is pure bullshit.

Those that giveth a tax break may take the it away!

And I have no problem with cutting tax breaks.

But this is blatant interference from the gov't. This is punishing Delta for taking away the NRA's discounts. That is NOT the job of the gov't. And that is certainly not part of the conservative's ideal for gov't.

 

[del]

The NRA is made up of law-abiding people.

If a Cake Baker can be forced to bake a cake for something that offends his beliefs, it's perfectly copacetic to forbid Big Corporations from discriminating against people that offend their beliefs.

What discrimination? Has Delta refused to serve ANY NRA member? No. It is tantrums about cancelling DISCOUNTS on tickets.

The NRA has an affiliate program similar to the ones that many organization have (AAA, AARP, Alumni Associations). Cancelling theirs for political reasons is discriminatory.

If it is discriminatory, then sue or prosecute. The State gov't does not wield tax laws as punishment. That is pure bullshit.

Those that giveth a tax break may take the it away!

And I have no problem with cutting tax breaks.

But this is blatant interference from the gov't. This is punishing Delta for taking away the NRA's discounts. That is NOT the job of the gov't. And that is certainly not part of the conservative's ideal for gov't.

it is now

face it, cons stand for nothing

 

[WinterBorn]

Just to clarify, this temper tantrum by the Georgia Lt Gov is not about Delta refusing to do business with the NRA. All Delta did was stop giving the NRA a discount.

Now the Georgia senate wants to try and strong-arm Delta so they will give the NRA their discounts back???? This is conservatism?? No, it is not.

I'm sure you'd like to define conservatism as "not fighting back when attacked", but we're not really inclined to accept your parameters.

When attacked? So stopping discounts is now an attack?

And since when does stopping discounts warrant high ranking state officials actually attacking a private business? Yeah, extorting private companies to provide discounts to your political donors is NOT what conservatives do. It is political bullshit. It is what the lowest scum politicians do.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Just heard about this. Will find a link. Kudos to the Senators for hitting back at the NRA. Why should gun owners in Georgia who pay taxes have to support Delta financially?

If Delta doesn't want or need the business of 5 million NRA members why do they even need a tax break?

Delta’s tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it

Maybe Delta needs to find another state that wants to be their hub

I’m sure there are 49 others who may be interested

Hub, that's their HQ and isn't ATL busiest airport.....they aren't going anywhere.....

 

[frigidweirdo]

Just heard about this. Will find a link. Kudos to the Senators for hitting back at the NRA. Why should gun owners in Georgia who pay taxes have to support Delta financially?

If Delta doesn't want or need the business of 5 million NRA members why do they even need a tax break?

Delta’s tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it

It just shows how dirty US politics is.

Support my shit company, and we'll give you massive tax cuts, otherwise we'll fuck you over.

This is the sort of shit you get in dictatorships where friends and family make it rich.

Disgusting.

 

[WinterBorn]

Just heard about this. Will find a link. Kudos to the Senators for hitting back at the NRA. Why should gun owners in Georgia who pay taxes have to support Delta financially?

If Delta doesn't want or need the business of 5 million NRA members why do they even need a tax break?

Delta’s tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it

is it the job of the Georgia Senate to shill for the NRA?

Is it the job of Atlanta-based CNN to shill for the anti-gun crowd?

CNN is a private business. Them speaking up is different than an elected official extorting a private business to offer a discount that they do not want to offer.