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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: 1) by Behindmyscreen on Saturday March 03 2018, @05:54PM

    by Behindmyscreen (6856) on Saturday March 03 2018, @05:54PM (#647155)

    you know why they have declined over all (but increased in bible thumping states)? Because of access to contraception, comprehensive sexual education, and more recently kids have more entertainment so they just don't have sex as much.....That still doesn't remove the fact that people have a right to choose without douche bag theocratic fucks deciding what they can and cannot do with their bodies.