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What is most unsettling about DeSantis, his administration and our current legislature is the absence of empathy for those who are underserved, underrepresented, and misunderstood.
It is time for those that feel underserved, and etc to figure out WHY they are in that position then do something for THEMSELVES to fix it.
The age of playing victim needs to pass.
Learn something!
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He read something briefly and wanted to get into the article.
He was fact checked live. There was nothing to it except some tweets.
He said "damn it's fake!".......... Yeah, obviously!
Check something before you speak to 11 million listeners. Lazy mofo.
I believe that Joe Rogan doesn't want to spread misinformation on purpose.
He's just another dupe, like the right-wingers here, going to the most idiotic sources
and then believe that shit.
Sam Seder checked it and it originated from a website filled with disinformation.
Here's other sources, because I also check something before I say it:
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The writer is closely affiliated with a preacher who spreads the idea that slavery
wasn't real, because they calculated it and it wasn't economically feasible.
If those are your sources, your head is filled with propaganda scar tissue.
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[For people who think there is something about that slavery thing; there are records of every slave traded in our National Archives (https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/research). The side of The Golden Coach, a coach owned and used by the Dutch royal family, depicts a scene with slavery, because the Dutch were proud of that 'mercantilism',
at the time the coach was built.]
In Africa?
I know this argument; "descendants of slaves should be lucky to live here."
Maybe, but their ancestors lived and died under horrible circumstances for centuries.
For them, it's just as hollow as the promise of heaven.
We, as a country, are very racist. I doubt we’ll be able to change that.
There would be one difference; all the immigrants of that time have a history.
They still have their culture, like holidays and food from whence they came.
Do black people still have a culture form the parts of Africa they came from?
No, they don't have that, because their culture was forbidden, it was beaten out
by their white masters. All they have is slave culture, like Soul food. "The cuisine originated with the foods that were given to enslaved black people by their white owners." That was basically GARBAGE! They did their best to make leftovers and
the cheapest crap, eatable. It is all they have. Should they be thankful for that?
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Better ban jet airplanes ,they kill people.
The planes might just nose dive all by themselves.
similar to how guns leave cabinets and safes and go kill all on their own.
No the gun in my case ,does not get more love than a life.
It is when someone proves they don't value life that threatens me,that I value their life less than my own.
So I guess this suicide jet pilot just provided a 100+ late term abortions?
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So much done wrong by New Yorkers in this shooting case.
WOW,911 just hangs up?
Keep that in mind when you dial!
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Phart, someone fed you a load of garbage. Don’t take my word for it. Research it in the real internet.
One last word, if the state government is willing to make your business an autonomous entity and you accept, that’s on the state. Also, calling Disney an amusement park is like calling a cruise ship a row boat. I gather you’ve never been to Disney.
Sheesh.
Why would the taxes increase? Were the people living for free off the amusement park?
County water,county sewer etc,that type infastructure is supported by the entire county,not just a company and it's assets.
The only taxes that should be going up is what Disney pays,the rest of the people should have already been paying their fair share based on property values and such.
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Disney World is what it looks like if you give a corporation full control over an area of land as big as San Francisco. It's worked out great for the company, which counts on the park for 14% of its $2 billion yearly earnings. And it's been a boon for Florida as well--the park turned Central Florida into an economic powerhouse and tourism destination. It's also a huge source of employment for people living in the area, with 62,000 employees at the park alone.
Does that sound like just an amusement park?
To me it is a amusement park that employs alot of people.
I have not been there and honestly,what little I have saw of it,it might be fun for kids but adults? probably not
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and this is only part of the whole Disney setup. Do you really believe that if it was just an amusement park people would continue to visit every chance they get? Disney is not just an amusement park. It’s a vacation destination like Sandals, Cancun, or Las Vegas.
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Or all those other big companies getting presents from your government.
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I don't think any private business is worthy of tax exemptions.
Maybe if they spend huge amounts of their profits on solving the world's problems,
I would lower their taxes on that specific amount, but there's not a lot of companies doing that, in my opinion. So they should just pay the same rate as any small company, or they'll be unfair competition.
Right-wingers are just angry now at Disney for being 'woke',
while they used to say corporations are people and have free speech.
Maybe Florida gave Disney the best deals to build Disney World there and without those deals Disney World would have been built somewhere else. It's possible that Florida benefited from that, but in the end that race to the bottom between states in taxes only deprives the taxpayer as a whole.
Without that taxes competition between states, businesses like Disney World would just choose to settle in an area where the land is cheapest or where labor is cheapest. That coincides with areas that need that business the most.
States that can afford to give huge tax exemptions might not be the states who need that business the most.
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That area was low land and mostly swamps. Once he had the land he was able to go to the state and bargain for self government. If they turned him down, he could resell the land go somewhere else. The state made a good deal.
The fucking citizens have been getting a free ride for 55 years and now they are scared they might have to pay property taxes LIKE EVERYONE ELSE does to maintian infastructure.Boo fucking hoo.
The lawsuit filed last week by Florida taxpayers against the decision by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis to pass a law revoking Disney's private government was dismissed by a federal judge, WESH 2 News reported.
The lawsuit accused DeSantis and other state officials of violating the constitutional rights of taxpayers, as well as the first amendment rights of Disney, by pushing through legislation designed only to punish the company after its CEO opposed the state's Parental Rights in Education law that prohibits instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, which critics say marginalizes LGBTQ+ people.
U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga wrote that the suit was dismissed due to the federal court's lack of standing over state issues and because the law does not go into effect until July 2023, according to the Florida Sun-Sentinel.
The litigants were worried that, due to the law, local taxpayers will now have to pay for a multitude of services, such as road maintenance and a fire department, that Disney has paid for the past 55 years, Deadline reported.
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Another thing. Taxes in many areas of Florida are way more expensive than other states. The only thing we don’t tax is income, but, property taxes are one of the highest in the nation.
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My property taxes are $4750/Year and my house insurance is $6200. You really think “snowbirds” move to Florida for the taxes? They move here because the weather averages 70 degrees year round, and even though homes are priced sky high, when they sell their home up north, they can pay cash for one in Florida or put a big downpayment and invest the left over
FedNat is now dropping 68,200 policies to stay afloat, desperate to reduce their exposure in Florida. Florida’s Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier signed a consent order on Friday allowing FedNat to drop the policies.
and it includes the building, the household and liability insurance.
But it also doesn't include flood, which is pretty risky in some parts
of The Netherlands. It's not even possible to get flood insurance.
In property taxes I pay $300 per year, for a house worth about 3 grand
or probably around $375,000 if I sold it today.
But with all taxes included for sewage, waste and water management,
I pay around $1440 per year.
The waste taxes are the most expensive, because around 80% of all waste is recycled. We have 3 bins for paper, plastic/metals/drink-cartons and 'green'waste. What is left goes in the bin down the street.
Water management taxes are also not cheap. Those are the expenses of the provinces to keep us from flooding and drowning, because most of us live below sea level. I'm lucky, I live exactly at sea level.
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Taxes are levied by the county where the property is located. Miami-Dade county is one of the most expensive counties.
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One of the rules for taxing property is the starting point is the initial price you buy your home for. Then they add a whole bunch of taxes for specialty items. The county gets a big chunk. The state gets its share and the city gets its share.
It sounds like you actually pay a lot, compared to my so called 'socialist paradise', which is supposed to tax me to death.
Especially if you add up all those insurances, that's crazy.
My health insurance is the most I pay: $385/month total for both of us. Then we have $35 total/month life insurance, $47/month car insurance and with what I previously noted, that's all. And my area is also the most expensive in my country.
Income taxes must be higher for us, but if you add up all the taxes, insurances and other monthly costs for living, I think we come out cheaper, below the line.
phart is defending a lefty position
CAT is defending the corporate position
What a wealthy corporation can do, when they reluctantly say something
that most of their employees and customers want to hear.
But now Disney is angry with DeSantis, because they pay him and his friends to do their bidding and now he's 'screwing' them.
But, he is the fakest of fake populists. He's an absolute fraud.
He is super corrupt and only works for the rich, against the people.
This video from More Perfect Union shows it nicely:
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I hope New york goes into bankruptcy paying the victims familys.
You can't make this stuff up.So many laws on the books,but without enforcement,shit keeps happening!
The weapons, that we must remember, DID NOT do the killings, have been recovered and will be distributed to members of the area. First come first served. The weapons will have a good home.
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It's not guns that kill, it's people.
Guns save lives. Dot com.
Democracy needs citizens with guns.
More people should have guns, as a response to any mass shootings.
Most happen to use a gun.
Putin uses missiles and tanks and guns. Are you folks banning missiles next?
The chinese used a virus to kill millions all over the world. Are you banning research on virus's?
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gee, when does the knife ban start?
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Gee, you want to ban guns because they are used to kill people, but you want to LEGALIZE DRUGS. Are you folks ON DRUGS??
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People gathering in clubs that can catch fire,are you going to ban clubs??
It is a slippery slope when you start banning shit without thinking.
As far as the other stuff you mentioned, I’m assuming you are using sarcasm, but, if you feel our citizens would be much safer banning those things you mentioned, then, by all means, push for elimination.
Guns are not the cause of the conflict with china and taiwan.
So go ban the conflict to prevent further cases like this.
Racist right-wing ideas, to be exact.
The killer was just as much a victim as the people he killed.
A victim of 24/7 hate-filled right-wing propaganda.
Racist right-wingers should have the free speech rights to say what they think,
but it doesn't make them less of a monster. Neither the people who love to hear it.
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I also meant gonna not fuckin goanna. Fuckin spell check
To all you 2nd amendment supporters, 1st- you don’t have a clue what the amendment is all about. 2nd- this amendment was good in colonial times, now, it’s a disgrace in the government of our Republic and a disbelief in other countries. 3rd- it’s an amendment and like any other, it can be revised or eliminated.
That school shooting in florida was preventable. And the government was forced to pay victims family's because it was proven they could have done something to prevent it and did nothing.
You folks speak of gun control.
Why does it just apply to the citi zen?
Has everyone forgot the jewelry theft and the killing that occurred in florida in december of 2019? Oh no,i forgot, the wuhan virus took up the media's time.
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Look at all that blood on the truck steps ,who shed that blood? FUCKING COPS.
Talk about censorship? Try finding any UPDATES on this story.
Ok, so we citizens are expected to turn over our guns and trust COPS to use theirs responsibly? Hell it is asking to much for people to FUCK responsibly so you sure as hell can't expect people with badges to never abuse that extra power they would gain if we are all disarmed.
in your problematic country.
In the florida case of the murdered ups driver and the poor fellow just trying to get home from work, the cops who's bullets killed them should be in jail. that is what I mean by holding them accountable.
Some videos verify that the cops literally used citizens cars for protection from the bullets of the robbers. putting the citizens directly in harms way. Am I the only 1 that remembers some police cars having the slogan "to serve and protect" on the side? Seems that sentence means adding "ourselves" to the line.
and you could never eliminate the guns from the cops. they would be slaughtered by every outlaw in the land as only the outlaws would have guns.
BUT you can remain in a position to protect yourself from a tyrannic government. That is 1 of the reasons for the 2d admen.
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