.MaddowBlog: Gov. DeSantis is eyeing retaliatory measures — in part to punish Disney, and in part to send a bullying message to other corporations about staying in line.
But as it turns out, the to-do list for the special legislative session just got a little longer. NBC NewsDisney crossed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by opposing his law restricting schools from teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity. Now DeSantis and his fellow Republicans in the Florida Legislature are ready to make the company pay for it.
At first blush, the fact that state policymakers are going to revisit generous benefits to a massive, multi-national corporation might seem like a popular move, even on the left. , it’s worth understanding how we arrived at this point. Florida Republicans recently approved what some have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” policy, and Disney — a major force in the state — eventually criticized the GOP’s anti-LGBTQ measure.
In case this isn’t obvious, there’s ample room for a spirited debate over how policymakers approach special corporate benefits. To have concerns about how Republicans are approaching these issues is not to say that Disney or any other private-sector giant somehow deserves lucrative breaks from politicians.
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