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Hassin Bin Sober

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39. What corporate subsidies are you talking about?

Reply to Igel (Reply #35)

Wed Mar 29, 2023, 07:41 PM

Mar 2023

Disney/ReedyCreek pays property taxes like everyone else. Reedy Creek pays an additional $160 million to pay for infrastructure and service infrastructure debt that would otherwise be carried by Orange County taxpayers.

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Power play: Disney handicapped new Reedy Creek board before handing over control [View all] In It to Win It Mar 2023 OP

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #1

Because a large corporation has agreed to allow itself to Igel Mar 2023 #35

I'm more of a fan of the old saying In It to Win It Mar 2023 #37

What corporate subsidies are you talking about? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2023 #39

Does this mean Disney gets a billion dollars and no longer has to maintain their roads? TheBlackAdder Mar 2023 #2

It was all plot, in my opinion lostnfound Mar 2023 #3

We shall see Effete Snob Mar 2023 #5

I Diagree A Bit ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #23

When DeSantis went after Disney the first time azureblue Mar 2023 #29

A Question Not Worth Answering ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #34

I think it means DeSantis never looked at the board, its prior agreements, or what Johonny Mar 2023 #7

Why would any of this matter to desantis? He cares about money and power lostnfound Mar 2023 #42

Haha.. Woe is deSadist & his team Cha Mar 2023 #4

Mickey says suck it, Ron. The Unmitigated Gall Mar 2023 #6

Sounds like the Disney lawyers did their homework and..................... Lovie777 Mar 2023 #8

Let's not forget this will be their second trip to the drawing board to prop up Desantis Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2023 #40

This paragraph from the article is hilarious. BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #9

This is HYSTERICAL obamanut2012 Mar 2023 #14

no, it is basic common law Celerity Mar 2023 #17

Rule against perpetuities Celerity Mar 2023 #16

Right... but they had to be having some fun by choosing that particular living person, right? BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #19

Because it is grounded in English common law, the British monarch at the time of writing is often Celerity Mar 2023 #20

Law school teachers will often inject nonsensical stuff like that. Why? Merely to see.... machoneman Mar 2023 #31

I love it when business controls government. MichMan Mar 2023 #10

Interesting. I find it abhorrent when businesses attempt to manipulate government. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2023 #24

It's a trap! JHB Mar 2023 #11

Hahahahahahahahaha not fooled Mar 2023 #28

. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2023 #41

AND They Offloaded All The Cost for Roads and Infrastructure onto FL! LOL! Beetwasher. Mar 2023 #12

It's not free genxlib Mar 2023 #18

We just might find out there's more to that agreement when they cross that bridge LOL In It to Win It Mar 2023 #21

the board does not have enough money azureblue Mar 2023 #32

That fairy dust packs a mean punch. C_U_L8R Mar 2023 #13

I knew Disney was up to something when they didn't go after FL in court obamanut2012 Mar 2023 #15

LOL smb Mar 2023 #22

Well played, WDW, well played mcar Mar 2023 #25

No wonder Mad_Machine76 Mar 2023 #26

I cannot rec this enough wryter2000 Mar 2023 #27

Long game bpj62 Mar 2023 #30

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #33

Wish it had sound Nevilledog Mar 2023 #36

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Takket Mar 2023 #38

Disney just completely stripped the power from Ron DeSantis' handpicked board LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #43

lol BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #44