Delta Airlines 40 million dollar mistake

[Mark Hunts FIST]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ra-dispute-costs-georgia-tax-break/388587002/

"How many airline passengers does it take to kill a $40 million tax break for Delta Air Lines? 13.

The Georgia legislature removed a jet-fuel tax break from a larger tax package Thursday. Lawmakers were upset that Delta, which is headquartered in Atlanta, dropped the National Rifle Association from a discount-fare program in an effort to appear neutral on gun policy.

But the airline said only 13 passengers ever bought tickets with an NRA discount. That translates into each discount costing the airline about $3 million in tax breaks."


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[all caps]

Virtue signal at your own risk suckers

 

[curryjunkie]

here come the lawyers.....

 

[Rod1]

Why were they getting a special tax break in the first place?

 

[Rational Poster]

I thought Republicans were against big government.

 

[Magooglie]

I thought Republicans were against big government.

They're for big snowflake

 

[KILL KILL]

Atlanta was in the running for the new Amazon HQ. There's no way they're choosing a state where politicians pull shit like that.

 

[Mark Hunts FIST]

Why were they getting a special tax break in the first place?

Cities and states give companies tax breaks in order to bring the business there. The business creates jobs.. see also amazon headquarter relocation

 

[KILL KILL]

Cities and states give companies tax breaks in order to bring the business there. The business creates jobs.. see also amazon headquarter relocation

Lol Amazon isn't coming anywhere near Atlanta after witnessing this shit show. They're sacrificing jobs for a political stunt.

 

[BudKing8806]

Atlanta was in the running for the new Amazon HQ. There's no way they're choosing a state where politicians pull shit like that.

 

[curryjunkie]

Why were they getting a special tax break in the first place?

probably in order to not fuck off to another state
this goes on all the time in corporate america, and the sports franchises clean up as well, yet it aint mentioned when people talk about "let the free market sort it out"

 

[Mark Hunts FIST]

Lol Amazon isn't coming anywhere near Atlanta after witnessing this shit show. They're sacrificing jobs for a political stunt.

Austin is getting it....guaranteed. I assume atleast.

 

[Bloody Pulp]

 

[KILL KILL]

Why were they getting a special tax break in the first place?

Hartsfield Jacksonville airport in Atlanta is the busiest airport in the country according to wiki. Delta does A LOT of business out of there.

 

[Rod1]

Cities and states give companies tax breaks in order to bring the business there. The business creates jobs.. see also amazon headquarter relocation

But Delta was already there, they didnt relocate due to the tax break.

Also they dont seem to be leaving either according to your source, so i guess it was just more corporate welfare or crony capitalism.

Did the Georgian legislature also had a plan to pay for these cuts?

 

[KILL KILL]

Austin is getting it....guaranteed. I assume atleast.

I wouldn't be surprised. After a quick Google search, Austin is the fastest growing city in the US. Pretty impressive.

 

[Mark Hunts FIST]

But Delta was already there, they didnt relocate due to the tax break.

Also they dont seem to be leaving either according to your source, so i guess it was just more corporate welfare or crony capitalism.

Did the Georgian legislature also had a plan to pay for these cuts?

No. They didn't relocate. I would assume the tax fuel tax break was just additional incentive to keep Delta there. Which is normal.

I don' know about Ga. State budgets.

I bet it still goes through. Some grandstanding.

 

[Rod1]

No. They didn't relocate. I would assume the tax fuel tax break was just additional incentive to keep Delta there. Which is normal.

I don' know about Ga. State budgets.

I bet it still goes through. Some grandstanding.

But they had no plans of moving out so we go back to the question.

Why was Delta given a tax break?

 

[KILL KILL]

But they had no plans of moving out so we go back to the question.

Why was Delta given a tax break?

If im not mistaken, airlines operate on razor thin margins.

According to Delta's website, they employ 33,000 in Georgia alone, which makes them the number 1 private employer in the state, with an economic impact of $43.5 billion a year.

Helping a company that is so important to the state is mutually beneficial.

 

[HunterSdVa29]

didn't the Federal government bailout the airline industry, twice?

not sure why a state giving a tax break is too surprising. It is hilarious, however, that only 13 people used this fare discount hahahahaha