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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.
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by FakeBeldin on Saturday March 03 2018, @11:52AM
Apparently, yes, as long as they support the NRA.
No, the question is whether the state should try to force companies to have ties with the NRA (which for airlines includes giving discounts on flights to the yearly NRA congress).
As far as I know, Delta Airlines is not actively campaigning against guns - or any other legislation involving citizen's rights.
Myself, I think it's rather despicable that state legislation is working to impose an alliance to a gun-promoting club on an airline. But I don't live in Georgia, so I might have a somewhat biased view. I do think the quote "the land of the free" starts to sound pretty hollow in Georgia though.