Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responded Friday to critics of his decision to repeal the Reedy Creek Improvement District – the status that essentially gave the Walt Disney Company a self-governing status unlike most other businesses in the state.
DeSantis responded that the Walt Disney Company injected itself in politics and tried to take some control of the democratic process in the state.
"They had extraordinary powers. They could build nuclear power plants. They didn't have to go through the permitting process [which] obviously [offers] a lot of tax benefits. And so that's just inappropriate."DeSantis noted Disney isn't based in Florida, but in California – as Disney World's"Lake Buena Vista" mailing address nods to the street on which Disney is headquartered in Burbank.
Carlson noted that Democrats and the left are suddenly strongly defending a multinational corporation's ability to avoid taxation and other regulations, which he added is something they otherwise actively demonstrate against.DeSantis agreed, adding that the left now simply wants to accumulate power in advance of a"leftist agenda", no matter any contradictions:
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