CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 25, 2022
IT’S DONE. WITH LIGHTENING SPEED, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED A MEASURE STRIPPING DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO OF ITS SPECIAL TAX PRIVILEGES. GOVERNOR DESANTIS IS LIKELY TO SIGN THE MEASURE.
I AM GENERALLY OPPOSED TO TAXPAYERS FOOTING THE BILL FOR LARGE CORPORATIONS. YES, THE AUTO BAILOUT WORKED AND THE GOVERNMENT WAS PAID BACK.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM TAXPAYERS ON THE THEORY THAT NEW STADIUMS WILL BRING IN MORE PEOPLE, WHO WILL SPEND MONEY AND BRING MORE SALES TAXES TO THE STATE.
DISNEY LONG AGO STARTED MAKING HUGE PROFITS, BUT STILL ENJOYED ITS SPECIAL TREATMENT. THEN ITS NEW MANAGEMENT DECIDED TO GET INTO POLITICS BY CRITICIZING AND MISLABELING A BILL MOST PARENTS SEEM TO WANT. IT PROHIBITS THE TEACHING OF GENDER ISSUES IN SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE. MORE THAN THAT, THE NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM PROMISED TO TRANSFORM HALF OF DISNEY CHARACTERS INTO LGBTQ CHARACTERS.
FLORIDA POLITICIANS RESPONDED. IS NOTHING BEYOND POLITICS? WHY CAN’T PEOPLE GO TO ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND ESCAPE FROM THE “CULTURE WARS”? THE DISNEY LEADERSHIP MADE A HUGE MISTAKE THEY ARE LIKELY TO REGRET. YHERE WILL LIKELY BE FEWER TICKET BUYERS. I’M CAL THOMAS.
