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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

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by Whoever on Saturday March 03 2018, @05:18AM (2 children)

    by Whoever (4524) on Saturday March 03 2018, @05:18AM (#646862) Journal

    I would guess that Atlanta's bid for the Amazon HQ2 is dead.

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  • (Score: 1) by bswarm on Saturday March 03 2018, @01:57PM

    by bswarm (4564) on Saturday March 03 2018, @01:57PM (#647038)

    It looks more like the Georgia politicians just shot themselves in the foot. Hope they still remember how to say "Would you like fries with that Big Mac?" after next election.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 04 2018, @05:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 04 2018, @05:07AM (#647483)

    lots of people are guessing on this. tell us something you know. like a few weeks ago the local news media was in support of not giving the tax break to Delta as it would cause huge losses to schools in the county