Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Georgia Denies Delta Tax Break After Airline Cuts Ties With NRA

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

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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

Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Georgia Denies Delta Tax Break After Airline Cuts Ties With NRA | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 147 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday March 03 2018, @08:41AM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 03 2018, @08:41AM (#646946) Journal
    But sjames has a point. Georgia government should not be involved in this mess. It's not their job. NRA has their own tools for the job.

    Having said that, I reevaluated the situation and think that Georgia can indeed legally attack Delta in this way. They're not singling Delta out for penalty (like levying a fine or dropping a contract with Delta), but rather deciding not to grant a boon that they haven't yet granted (a proposed tax break fails to materialize).

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday March 03 2018, @03:11PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 03 2018, @03:11PM (#647075) Journal

    Disagree. It is the job of representatives at all levels of government to safeguard their constituent's rights. The Second Amendment is actually one of the important ones.

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday March 03 2018, @03:21PM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 03 2018, @03:21PM (#647083) Journal
      Delta isn't threatening anyone's legal rights. And Delta does have the legal right to engage in political speech.