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Not according to GOP small government philosophy
Small government  lol. >

"DeSantis' government takes control of Florida business to protect Florida from Communism."
Fox News headline writes itself. >

In other news Disney buys out Murdoch empire...
Follow Up Story, DeSantis is ruining Florida, more to come shortly. >

There is no war in Ba Sing Se >

Massively underrated take. >

Frankly, I don't care if Disney is self-governing or not.  But the fact they want to do it simply because Disney is not politically aligned on social issues show just how fascist Florida is becoming. >

Why is Disney not taking this first amendment issue to court? They are clearly being penalized by FL government for speech >

Because court orders mean nothing to Desantis. He just ignores them with impunity. >

I suspect the way this is going to play out is that DeSantis is still in the Fuck Around stage of this mistake.  If he keeps pushing, he's going to reach the "Find Out" part of the show. 
Disney's worth more than 6 times Florida's total annual budget. >

I hope they uproot and leave the state. >

The only reason DeSantis thinks he can get away with this is that that would be close to impossible. They'd be starting over elsewhere, and the odds of getting the amount of space they have there anywhere else nice enough to have a year round park is pretty low. Unless they moved to Mexico.
But turning over all of the debts they owe to the state will be a pretty big deal all on its own. >


The only reason DeSantis thinks he can get away with this is that that would be close to impossible. They'd be starting over elsewhere, and the odds of getting the amount of space they have there anywhere else nice enough to have a year round park is pretty low. Unless they moved to Mexico.

Texas could work. It’s got the space.
And Texas’s #1 industry is stealing jobs from others states anyway.

But turning over all of the debts they owe to the state will be a pretty big deal all on its own.

Can you explain this? This is interesting. >

The money is owed to the bond holders, not Disney. >

"when Florida created the Reedy Creek Improvement District decades ago, the state pledged to protect the district's debt holders — and not to alter its status unless all debts are paid off."
Either paid to the holders or paid to Disney so it can pay the bond holers. The debt is not Disney's with this new development >

Not sure why you bolded that part.
The debt isn’t Disney’s now either. >

As part of the bill no one with any recent theme park experience (on any level that I can tell) is allowed on the District Board. Because we wouldn't want anyone that knows what they're doing in charge. >


Because we wouldn't want anyone that knows what they're doing in charge.

same as their position on education and health issues >

We don’t want know experts round these parts >

It's like he stole trump's playbook >


The law would bar anyone who has worked for Disney or other theme park operators within the past three years, and their relatives, from serving on the board.

So even if you bought a home in this district and you work for Disney you can't have any say in how it's run? So actually even worse then an HOA. >

I dont think its surprising at this point. DeSantis wants to rule as an authoritarian. For some insane reason republicans adore that idea and will fall happily into line. The party of “freedom” ladies and gentlemen. >

"Freedom" to do what the fuck they tell us to do. Freedom in their minds is anything they like and everything else is trying to destroy them. Typical victim mentality. >

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." - Pontius Pilate, 3414 A.D. >

Wait a second, that quote is about fascists, not conse- oh, I see what you did there. >

So basically, no company should ever move to Florida because they might find themselves on the wrong side of our ~~dictator~~ governor.  
Honestly I think we should just let Florida destroy itself and then rebuild whatever's left. >

A few hurricane seasons without federal disaster aid money would about sort out the destruction part. >

Rising sea levels will finish what's left. >

Not being able to truck in more sand to constantly replenish the beaches will hasten the whole process. >

Climate change isn't real. But Like, did anyone order the sand? The beaches keep sinking for some reason. >

You're being sarcastic, right? I assume you're being ironic. >

Yes and also yes.
Should I add the /s? >

Correct me if I’m wrong, but now Florida tax payers will have to pay to maintain roads and infrastructure and other things of that nature that a private corporation was previously paying for? Isn’t a corporation paying for its own infrastructure the conservative dream? >

And take on a billion dollars in debt. >

if corporations are people, and this is direct retaliation for disney criticizing desantis, how is it not a first amendment violation? 
its almost like rules only apply when it benefits them and they dont really believe in anything >

Because the fascists took over SCOTUS first… >

If there’s one thing that DeSantis loves more than performative virtue signaling it’s wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous lawsuits all in the pursuit of the 2024 nomination. >

I thought it was dressing in drag and telling himself that people love him in front of a mirror. >


The Reedy Creek district handles 911 calls, fire protection[...]

Out of Eeerything in your excerpt, this stands out to me a bit. Assumung this goes through, is there any reason an unscrupulous individual in charge wouldn't...delay...fire service to the park if a fire were to...spontaneously...break out? 
It just seems like the kind of heavy-handed tactic thugs like DeSantis might utilize. >

I assume that's precisely what they want to be able to do. Have such power over the district that Disney must concede to their fascist demands or else watch the district burn. >

sMaLl gOvErNmEnT! >

Gee, I wonder if any other state could possibly have any interest in something like Disney World? >

Biggest problems there are both that moving it would be a hellaciously expensive prospect and that every other state aside from California and Hawaii that has a climate that would allow them to be open all year are red states that are following in the Florida's footsteps. >

It would never happen in Hawaii! >

Yeah, obviously they don't want to remove the possibility of road tripping to Disney World.   That is why Hawaii is unlikely, and the existence of Disney Land makes California unlikely.
The only reason I pointed them out specifically is because every other state warm enough to be open all year long is a red state. >

It would never happen in Hawaii for several reasons. The first reason is the cost of the land and also the lack of available land. Second, the environmental regulations in Hawaii are much stricter than Florida. Also, yes, it’s 3000 miles from any mainland. Also, almost everything besides local produce has to be imported to Hawaii and this would create exorbitant costs for Disney to try and operate a huge theme park. I’m sure there is more that I’m not thinking of. And yeah, California Disney doesn’t have anymore room to spread out, so that’s not happening. >

Someone let the 2A/Gadsden flag people know that this is the tyrant they’ve been hoarding their guns their whole lives for. >

but he's their tyrant, so that's makes it ok >

Gonna make it as shitty as the rest of Florida. >

So funny story about this. When the hurricane came through, work sent me to Disney as my evacuation site, since Disney’s hotels are sturdier than most any other building in central Florida. My fiancée works as a nurse and had to still go to work, so I had to drive her from the hotel. 
The second you left Disney property, it was like entering another country. Downed trees, flooded roads, broken windows. Within 12 hours of the winds calming down, there wasn’t even debris left by the hotel. >

This is actually great for democrats. Just sit back and enjoy the show. >

Problem is dems are idiots and won't realize that they can run on "Republicans are trying to take over your business." >

Florida Dems are a disappointing bunch.
A huge number of people moved from Puerto Rico to Florida after the hurricane. Trump and the GOP basically shit on them. The Dems in Florida should have been able to leverage that, but they didn't. >

The Florida Dems found a wet roll of paper towels to run against DeSantis. They literally gave up on beating DeSantis, let him win this election, figuring either he’s running for President anyway. >

Big government conservatives at work. >

Disney will be around a lot longer than DeSantis. >

It’s amazing how dumb this is.  Have fun footing that bill, Ronald.  What an idiot.   Disney no longer has to handle the cost of running a municipality.  I’m not sure they care.  But if they do, they have a really strong legal argument. >


I’m not sure they care

I'm sure they do care.  Reedy Creek continued to exist because it was a net-benefit to Disney, otherwise they'd have looked to shed the arrangement on their own.
Maybe the most obvious... Disney, via the Reedy Creek organization, enjoyed the benefits of control over planning and land use decisions (which I assume also includes building construction), which will now have to run through an entity they don't control.
Not to say this whole fiasco is a real threat to Disney, but they might just have more local headaches to deal with. >


which will now have to run through an entity they don't control.

And is actively hostile towards them. >

This is incredibly stupid, there is literally no upside on this for the state. Now the district has to take care of all services which probably adds cost considering the inefficiencies of government. In addition cutting services could lead to interruption at the park, meaning pissed off customers and loss of revenue (less tax revenue). Worst case scenario ( though rather unlikely) Disney packs up and moves somewhere else. >

Will municipal infrastructure and utility services be able to keep up with Disney World demands?