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posted by martyb on Saturday March 03 2018, @03:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the under-the-gun dept.

Lawmakers in Georgia removed a $38 million tax exemption for jet fuel from tax-cut legislation on Thursday in a move that will punish Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines.

Republicans vowed to remove the exemption after the airline cut ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Georgia's Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle (R), who is also running for governor, had threatened to kill any tax legislation that benefits Delta after the company's decision to end a discount program for NRA members.

[...] "I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA," Angle tweeted earlier this week.

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/376327-georgia-senate-passes-bill-that-effectively-punishes-delta-air-lines-for


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 03 2018, @08:15AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 03 2018, @08:15AM (#646931)

    I say, make the gun ownership lists public record, with details like physical address, whether or not the weapons are stored in a gun safe, or a real safe. You know, so that it is all on the up and up, and thieves will know which homes to avoid, because there are no guns in them.

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday March 03 2018, @08:52AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 03 2018, @08:52AM (#646957) Journal
    Indeed, this is a great example of how this information has been abused in the past. Expediting the theft of firearms is definitely one of the things we need our governments for.