Georgia lawmaker threatens to kill Delta state tax breaks over NRA stance

Delta has notifying the NRA that the airline was dropping its contract for discounted fares for members travelling

Delta has notifying the NRA that the airline was dropping its contract for discounted fares for members travelling

The Georgia Senate approved a sweeping tax bill Thursday that punishes Delta Air Lines for cutting business ties with the National Rifle Association.

"Likewise", he added, "I am troubled that this information was not made public until after the House of Representatives passed our comprehensive tax reform measure".

He also said he confronts that the present version of a bill that would provide airlines such as Delta, which is headquartered in Atlanta $50 million sales tax absolution on jet fuel brought in the state.

Within about 2 hours of Delta reaching out to the NRA, former Georgia Senator Rick Jeffares tweeted "if Delta is so flush that they don't need NRA members' hard-earned dollars, they can certainly do without the $40 million tax break they are asking Georgia taxpayers for".

Now one of Georgia's largest private employers is being publicly vilified by Republicans running to become the state's next governor. "And the product we have today is something that all of us can be very proud of".

However, that is not the cause the Republican legislator is prejudiced blocking a jet fuel sales tax exemption. Chuck Hufstetler, who is the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

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Although Cagle's threat to kill the tax cut may win fans among GOP voters, it could also backfire when it comes to recruiting business - most notably Georgia's status as a finalist for Amazon's planned second US headquarters, said William Hatcher, an Augusta University professor who studies economic development.

Rank-and-file Republicans in the Senate stood by Cagle's threat to squash the jet fuel perk, which he announced Monday with a tweet that said: "Corporations can not attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back". "Delta continues to support the 2nd Amendment". No Republicans opposed the parliamentary move. Michael Williams, another candidate for governor.

And even though he didn't feel strongly about the proposed jet fuel tax exemption in the past, now he says it's about fairness.

"I'm exhausted of conservatives being kicked around on our values and it's time that we stand up and fight and show corporations that conservative values are important", said Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle Monday afternoon. Keilar asked. "I haven't seen that anywhere".

The airline, which employed more than 33,000 people in Georgia in 2015, is one of the largest employers in the state. It is located near the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the world.

Emory University School of Law Professor Robert Schapiro said that the state has broad discretion in deciding which entities to tax or not tax. It would cut the top income tax rate for individuals and businesses from 6 to 5.75 percent in 2019, with the option for legislators to further cut it to 5.5 percent in 2020.

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