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move to strip disney's self-governing
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privileges is on its way to the
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governor's desk that's right this is in
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response to the company's opposition to
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the state's so-called don't say gay law
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the republican-controlled florida house
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of representatives passed a bill that
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would strip the status given to the
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company back in the 1960s the state
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senate passed that bill yesterday
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governor ron desantis pushed for the
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legislation after disney officials spoke
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out against florida's parental rights in
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education law which limits the
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discussion of lgbtq issues in schools
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disney's special status allows the
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company to collect taxes and operate its
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own fire protection utilities and
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planning and security services
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joining us now to talk more about all of
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this is democratic state senator jason
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pizzo uh senator pizzo welcome great to
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have you with us so
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let's get into the numbers a little bit
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what are the tax implications for disney
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and other companies that have this perk
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because we want to be clear disney is
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not the only company that has this perk
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in florida correct uh so how will this
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affect taxpayers
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there are a number of special districts
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this one in particular reedy creek is
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called an independent special district
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which means it spans over more than one
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county and includes two other
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municipalities when you talk about tax
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before you get to tax it's the tax that
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would be levied on those two
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municipalities and orange and osceola
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counties in central florida
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to the tune of over a billion dollars
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the reason being is that disney like any
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other company carries debt they build
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parking garages new rides amusements
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infrastructure and they bond those or
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take loans on those and the statute's
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pretty clear that when you dissolve one
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of these districts
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you're basically transferring all of
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that debt and those obligations to
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whatever general government
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entity assumes that control
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senator what type of message might the
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governor be sending by
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essentially attacking some of the top
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employers in this state and specifically
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disney that is really synonymous with
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the state of florida
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well i i will tell you and i've
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obviously had to speak to a lot of
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constituents a lot of
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concerned groups and unions as well
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there's a lot of bark this will have
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very little bite and that's how i can
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appease a lot of people's concerns and
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we knew that yesterday the senate as you
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said and we noted voted yesterday the
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house today but on two other bills as
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well there was congressional maps as
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well as a tech bill that he also carved
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out disney so
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my message is you know this was one of
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those things that was sort of said out
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loud it was sort of how dare you you
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know corporations actually having an
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opinion about a particular legislation
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that's affecting people in their state
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especially thousands of their employees
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and cast members how dare you is
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basically what he's saying but the
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implication the practical implication uh
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is that this may be signed but no one's
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prepared to transfer this kind of debt
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and obligation remember we're
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transferring the debt back to the cities
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and the counties not the assets it's not
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like they're going to own space mountain
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and magic kingdom
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so it doesn't sound like that would be
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very popular if you sort of explain that
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to the average florida voter like look
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this is going to increase the debt in
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the state
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so like you said this has very little
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bite but then what does this legislation
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do exactly
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it serves the exact purpose that you
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suggested which is to scare people uh
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and to basically demand that they remain
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quiet as he goes into an election year
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you know all too often you hear about
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hyper partisanship between democrats and
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republicans the democrats have basically
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i don't say sat back i mean even today
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that there were protests on the floor
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from from democratic legislators in the
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house but really now it's sort of a
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division between republicans jockeying
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for different you know space from and
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distinct trying to be distinct from one
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another uh now on a national scale and
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this this falls with it with critical
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race theory don't say gay transgender
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athletes i mean it goes on and goes on
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and goes on none of this of course to
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the ire and frustration of my
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constituents back in north miami-dade
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county
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anyone's life is improving by any of
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these bills being discussed or
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negotiated or passed because they really
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have no effect on anyone's lives
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florida state senator jason piso thank
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you thanks so much
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