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Fritz Walter

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13. Witness the GA Lt. Gov's threat to Delta Air Lines
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 07:16 PM
Feb 2018

His lords-and-masters are pissed at Delta for doing the responsible thing: cutting ties with the NRA.

Conservatives in Georgia's Senate have a message for Delta Air Lines: Renew your relationship with the National Rifle Association or you will pay the price.

The state House had approved a tax break that could provide a $40 million benefit to the airline, but members of the Senate vowed to fight the deal after Delta dropped its discounted fares Saturday for members of the NRA.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, a Republican, vowed Monday to kill any tax break for Delta, which is headquartered in Atlanta, unless the airline revived its discount program.

“Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back,” Cagle said.

Source: USA Today, Georgia Conservatives threaten Delta tax break after airline cuts ties with NRA

So, a twisted, demented interpretation of the Second Amendment outweighs the whole free market system that conservatives have preached for decades. Got it.

Hey, Delta! Move your headquarters to another state. I'm sure free-marketers in other states would love to offer tax breaks galore to move that many jobs there. How's that for "fighting back"? Go back to growing peanuts, Cagle.

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Witness the GA Lt. Gov's threat to Delta Air Lines Fritz Walter Feb 2018 #13
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