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Source: 30dB.com – Georgia-and-Delta
The scuffle started when Delta announced the end of its discount program for NRA members in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. Delta was far from the only company to disassociate from the NRA, but its decision came shortly before the Republican majority legislature in Georgia was set to vote on a $38 million tax break (the airline’s headquarters are in the state). Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle immediately threw a fit, tweeting in an unfortunate choice of words: “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.” Delta didn’t back down, and the Georgia legislature decided to strip away the impending tax break. The hullabaloo is even stranger considering that only 13 customers have ever taken advantage of the NRA discount, meaning this was hardly an “attack” on conservatives, and Delta’s original announcement may have been a principled stand, but it was pretty low-risk. The slashing of the tax break changes the relationship between Georgia and Delta though and a few other states have started poking around to see if the airline wants to relocate its headquarters. Over the last seven days, “Georgia + Delta” has an 18 percent positive score on Social. –Alex Shultz
Republished from 30dB