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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.

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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.

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

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  • (Score: 1) by Behindmyscreen on Saturday March 03 2018, @05:47PM (1 child)

    by Behindmyscreen (6856) on Saturday March 03 2018, @05:47PM (#647151)

    Um....Corporations have a right to specify promotions. The criminal actions here are the state legislators trying to induce a company to provide a discount based on politics. The state should butt our of a corporate decision.

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday March 03 2018, @10:12PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 03 2018, @10:12PM (#647294) Homepage Journal

    Those "promotions" were being REWARDED by the state, with tax exemptions. When a "promotion" was ended for political reasons, the state has every right and authority to re-examine those tax exemptions. So, now, Delta gets to pay the normal price for fuel, along with the taxes on that fuel. You and others who are making charges that the legislature has done something wrong are neglecting the fact that Delta has not been paying full fare for fuel sold in Georgia. They've had special treatment, and profited from that treatment by millions of dollars annually. Special treatment ends, they have nothing to bitch about - not any more than the NRA members who have lost some special treatment.

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