Bob Iger Chides Ron DeSantis: Do You Want Our Biz, Taxes Or Not?; Slams Florida Governor's "False Na

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Narrative” & Retaliation Over Don’t Say Gay Response

“Does the state want us to invest more, employ more and pay more taxes or not?” Disney CEO Bob Iger rhetorically asked today of the on-going attacks on the Mouse House by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

“There’s .. a false narrative that we’ve been fighting to protect tax breaks as part of this,’ the politically savvy executive added of the on-going war of words in the media and the courts with the would-be 2024 White House candidate. “But in fact, we’re the largest taxpayer in Central Florida paying over $1.1 billion in state and local taxes last year alone.”

“This is about one thing and one thing only, and that’s retaliating against us for taking a position about pending legislation,” Iger also noted of Disney’s initially fumbling response to Florida’s discriminating ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law. “And we believe that in us taking that position, we’re merely exercising our right to free speech,” the CEO went on to say echoing language he has used before in the battle with DeSantis.

As Disney embarked on its Florida project in the 1960s, the state passed legislation to create the Reedy Creek Improvement District. That had allowed the company to self-govern on development decisions and to incur bonded indebtedness to finance roads and other types of infrastructure. Earlier this year, DeSantis’ championed state action to strip Disney of its control over Reedy Creek and give oversight of the special district to his own appointees. Seemingly out playing the bully boy governor, Disney has tried to retain some of its autonomy over development, but DeSantis and his board appointees are challenging that too.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bob-iger-chides-ron-desantis-211900540.html

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1. I hope the Florida voters get this information

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2. Hopefully,

Iger is just getting warmed up.