'Do I think it’s bad if Disney pays more taxes? No I don’t. ... [But] I don’t love that it might happen not through meaningful tax reform but on the whim of one right-wing dipsh** who's scared of gay people,' the 'Last Week Tonight' host said of Ron DeSantis.
Last month, DeSantis made the move against Disney, backed by Florida Republicans, as a retaliation for Disney’s opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. On Sunday’sGreen BookThe Reedy Creek Improvement District, as it’s called, provides electricity as well as fire and EMS services to Disney.
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