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Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by yeahwhatever10 »

RC_ITR wrote: post #10

Say what you will (should this even be on HN?), but Disney is giving is a masterclass in professional revenge. The massive plan to expand the Anaheim park drops on the same day. https://www.foxla.com/news/disneyland-forward-disney-anaheim...

"Possible". Culture wars are always fascinating in the tradeoffs people are willing to make in their rational. Californians will scream "More Housing! Get rid of Golf Courses and build houses!" But a massive theme park expansion in the middle of a developed area? All good if it hurts someone you hate.

Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by faefox »

andrewclunn wrote: post #9
Clubber wrote: post #2

DeStantis' statements made it obvious this is political retaliation for speaking out against his legislation. I don't particularly care for either party, but Florida taxpayers are going to end up paying the bill both in settlement money and in lost jobs due to the government open hostility / retribution towards their first amendment rights. https://reason.com/2023/05/16/ron-desantis-confirms-again-th...

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If you're really so worried about teachers preying on your kids (ah, the latest conservative boogeyman rears its head!) sending them to a religious school is statistically speaking the last thing you should do.

Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by hersko »

jmclnx wrote: post #7

To me, investing in FL is a long term looser, not because pf politics but because of Climate Change. It has been there for a bit over 50 years, 50 years from now, the potential exists that it will be a place only mermaids can visit.

Amsterdam has been below sea level since the 17th century. Not sure why more modern cities would not be able to adapt as well.

Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by smt88 »

howinteresting wrote: post #6
Clubber wrote: post #2

DeStantis' statements made it obvious this is political retaliation for speaking out against his legislation. I don't particularly care for either party, but Florida taxpayers are going to end up paying the bill both in settlement money and in lost jobs due to the government open hostility / retribution towards their first amendment rights. https://reason.com/2023/05/16/ron-desantis-confirms-again-th...

Florida taxpayers get what they voted for, good and hard.

Millions of them did not vote for this and will suffer anyway.

Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by mym1990 »

yeahwhatever10 wrote: post #12
faefox wrote: post #8

Both a sensible business move and the right thing to do. If they could magically roll up the entirety of WDW and relocate it elsewhere I suspect they would.

Where are they going to go, California? Unless they get huge tax breaks and some open land to expand on I doubt it.

FWIW California already has Disneyland.

Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by cauthon »

chomp wrote: post #15
yeahwhatever10 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where are they going to go, California? Unless they get huge tax breaks and some open land to expand on I doubt it.

They're not going anywhere because as GP pointed out, they can't actually magically roll up WDW.

Then what are they even paying the fairy godmother for?

Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by supportengineer »

yeahwhatever10 wrote: post #12
faefox wrote: post #8

Both a sensible business move and the right thing to do. If they could magically roll up the entirety of WDW and relocate it elsewhere I suspect they would.

Where are they going to go, California? Unless they get huge tax breaks and some open land to expand on I doubt it.

They got very close to building a new park in Virginia about 20 years ago

Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by echelon »

csours wrote: post #13
jmclnx wrote: post #7

To me, investing in FL is a long term looser, not because pf politics but because of Climate Change. It has been there for a bit over 50 years, 50 years from now, the potential exists that it will be a place only mermaids can visit.

Someone pointed out that lack of growth is treated as decline in our culture/economy. So the threat of climate change in Florida is that real estate prices will stop growing - that breaks a fundamental assumption - line goes up - and that drives a race to the exit. So far this has only happened in some localities, so we'll see. If my house is underwater fiscally, it may as well be underwater with the fishes.

I'll gladly buy your Miami property for a discount. My thesis is it's not going anywhere in the next 100 years and that the prices will only continue to rise.

Re: Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida

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Post by smt88 »

andrewclunn wrote: post #9
Clubber wrote: post #2

DeStantis' statements made it obvious this is political retaliation for speaking out against his legislation. I don't particularly care for either party, but Florida taxpayers are going to end up paying the bill both in settlement money and in lost jobs due to the government open hostility / retribution towards their first amendment rights. https://reason.com/2023/05/16/ron-desantis-confirms-again-th...

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Just to be clear, you believe that using a child's preferred pronouns, talking about periods, and acknowledging the existence of homosexuality are all "preying on kids"?

Like if I were a gay teacher with a husband and said something about my husband, I'm preying on kids?

Or if a school nurse tells a little girl not to be freaked out when she gets her period, that's preying on kids?

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