Don Surber: What the press got wrong on DeSantis and Disney: Everything

Don Surber: What the press got wrong on DeSantis and Disney: Everything  link

"NPR reported, "DeSantis wanted to punish Disney. Repealing its tax status may hurt taxpayers instead." The story said, "The bill will undercut Disney's autonomy, but it could impose a steep cost on Orange and Osceola counties, where the theme park is located. The two counties would inherit the Disney district's debts, which officials say would result in higher taxes."

• That's not true. The only entity to see a tax hike will be Disney because its tax break will disappear.
• As for the debts, Disney borrowed the money. Disney is on the hook, not Florida.
• And NPR's attribution to "officials" was wrong. Only one official did: Scott Randolph, a Democrat who is the Orange County tax collector...

The biggest thing the media got wrong was this was only spiteful retaliation...but the push began before that. 

The tax break was used to help Disney turn a swamp into a theme park. 

After 55 years, the break is well past the time for revocation.

• DeSantis wanted to end the privilege before Disney's misguided foray into sex education for pre-pubescent children..."