https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...threats-against-Delta-for-ending-NRA-discount
Republicans in the Georgia state Senate followed through on their threats after Delta airlines, one of the state’s top private employers, stopped giving National Rifle Association members a special discount. The state Senate Republicans voted down a tax break on jet fuel for flights at Atlanta’s airport, where Delta is based, and Gov. Nathan Deal will sign it, although he’s not happy:
At a press conference Wednesday, Deal said he was frustrated by the “antics” of Republicans seeking higher office and said he would still seek to salvage a tax break for Delta. But he said he couldn’t veto a measure that also amounted to a sweeping tax cut for residents.
Republicans in the Georgia state Senate followed through on their threats after Delta airlines, one of the state’s top private employers, stopped giving National Rifle Association members a special discount. The state Senate Republicans voted down a tax break on jet fuel for flights at Atlanta’s airport, where Delta is based, and Gov. Nathan Deal will sign it, although he’s not happy:
At a press conference Wednesday, Deal said he was frustrated by the “antics” of Republicans seeking higher office and said he would still seek to salvage a tax break for Delta. But he said he couldn’t veto a measure that also amounted to a sweeping tax cut for residents.
