Delta’s decision to cut ties with the NRA may not have been their best one, but is Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s response much better?
Georgia's Lt. Governor and candidate for Governor digging in against @delta…one of Georgia's biggest private employers and economic drivers. https://t.co/xfE4FIqZ55
— Aaron Diamant (@AaronDiamantWSB) February 26, 2018
I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA. Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back.
— Casey Cagle (@CaseyCagle) February 26, 2018
Cagle’s vow is rubbing some conservatives the wrong way:
This is a bad idea. Delta and the NRA are both private organizations; the state should not be taking sides on the basis of elected officials’ opinions about their private arrangements. This is viewpoint discrimination. https://t.co/iyjhcWQ4SD
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/968208431944552448
As an actual conservative, I'm repulsed by politicians who think it's the government's job to give or deny tax benefits to corporations based on their interactions with other corporations.
— User #572 (@stadler) February 26, 2018
This is…dumb. https://t.co/HDvq8kb6M9
— Mike (@ThePantau) February 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/Thomasismyuncle/status/968211298562560000
Dubiously legal and, in any event, thuddingly stupid. https://t.co/OUb0YvTOJJ
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) February 26, 2018
On the other hand …
Not sure I get all the pushback against this on the right.
If liberal states can divest from companies and industries they don't like (and they can) other states can take corporate behavior into account for tax breaks like this.https://t.co/Szia9NOgsC https://t.co/U13BNjwk0s
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) February 26, 2018
As someone who opposes tax breaks for corporations anyway, I'm okay with this.
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) February 26, 2018
Delta made a business decision. They did not think about the ramifications of the decision. They can lose a tax break in Georgia over it. This is okay.
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) February 26, 2018
You know what isn't conservative? Crony tax breaks. So, go ahead on Cagle.
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) February 26, 2018
More from Georgia resident Erick Erickson:
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/968212204985176064
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/968212206126018561
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/968212206910361605
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/968212208185495554
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/968212209263357952
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/968212770830409729
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/968214320894050308
Guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
I'm fine if he wants to do something about it.
I'm not fine with him using the mantle of "conservatism" to do it. https://t.co/72jtm58ROz
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 26, 2018
GP Isn't this a quid pro quo? "I'll wreck your business unless you do what I want" is awfully close to "If you don't pay me, I won't do what you want."
Regardless, it's stupid and not in the least conservative. Conservatives don't use big government to cram down agendas. https://t.co/fCFdP8d1II
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) February 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/968220908807745537
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.