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vkkv

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10. Delta will have to raise prices or announce some lay-offs.. or a corparate move out of state.
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 05:18 PM
Mar 2018

I'd start laying off some of those GOP constituents.

If I was Delta I would commence looking for a new hub and corporate headquarters. cstanleytech Mar 2018 #1
Not Gonna Happen SoCalMusicLover Mar 2018 #2
Delta has to eat the loss and move Weed Man Mar 2018 #8
I like Delta. It's my favorite airline. ananda Mar 2018 #9
Frontier is my hometown airline Weed Man Mar 2018 #41
Why would they face backlash for not moving out of Georgia? Calista241 Mar 2018 #36
I don't know about that leftieNanner Mar 2018 #20
Georgia Does Need Delta More Than Other Way Around SoCalMusicLover Mar 2018 #31
Good Point leftieNanner Mar 2018 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author quartz007 Mar 2018 #61
For profit businesses should stay out of politics quartz007 Mar 2018 #62
Amazon should announce that they won't consider Atlanta now for their new HQ, since tblue37 Mar 2018 #73
If it is this difficult to move, I'm surprised that legislators ever considered offering a tax break spooky3 Mar 2018 #42
Start moving what operations they can out of state DBoon Mar 2018 #12
DE, VA, NY have already expressed interest. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #67
maybe just raise fares blaming the repubs! bluestarone Mar 2018 #19
Isnt this unconstitutional? TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #3
as i understand it, they *didn't* pass a big tax break for jet fuel. unblock Mar 2018 #17
Yes, but that is separate issue.. TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #24
no, they passed a tax bill treating delta the same as everyone else. unblock Mar 2018 #25
Well, if I were a lawyer for Delta... TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #29
delta lobbied for the tax break in the first place and afaik it didn't make it into law. unblock Mar 2018 #34
Perhaps I have misunderstood the newspiece TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #37
my understanding is that they were passing a broad tax bill covering many things. unblock Mar 2018 #40
Some history on the jet fuel tax break: sl8 Mar 2018 #54
If I were an injured party I would have standing for a lawsuit but.... TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #30
The jet fuel exemption would have applied to any purchase of jet fuel at a qualifying airport onenote Mar 2018 #49
Great question slumcamper Mar 2018 #21
It doesn't "single out" Delta. onenote Mar 2018 #50
Yes but they have publicly stated that it is a punishment for Delta! TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #53
Yes. And that sucked. But it doesn't make the tax break good policy. onenote Mar 2018 #55
Thats a separate issue. TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #59
It is most definitely not a bill of attainder onenote Mar 2018 #63
Yes it is because they have publicly stated that that is their intent. TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #66
Acorn v. US onenote Mar 2018 #71
Anxious to hear Delta's response. This is a sort of blackmail isn't it? Wwcd Mar 2018 #4
Seems like it. vkkv Mar 2018 #11
Delta's next response: Weed Man Mar 2018 #5
Considering the welcoming offers Delta has been given to relocate... Wwcd Mar 2018 #13
Well, they didn't get the tax break in 2016 or 2017, either, and they didn't leave. sl8 Mar 2018 #58
The largest private employer in GA. Delta employees, their families and friends. mountain grammy Mar 2018 #6
Fucking assholes! Initech Mar 2018 #7
Delta will have to raise prices or announce some lay-offs.. or a corparate move out of state. vkkv Mar 2018 #10
Gosh, Republicans resorting to extortion Scalded Nun Mar 2018 #14
If a democrat had attempted that... Initech Mar 2018 #15
Virginia & New York send "Welcome" to Delta Airlines Wwcd Mar 2018 #16
So was Delta going to pay less for fuel than Southwest? greymattermom Mar 2018 #18
No whopis01 Mar 2018 #72
How Does This Work as... OneBlueDotBama Mar 2018 #22
Delta should form a PAC and donate to Democrats only Vinnie From Indy Mar 2018 #23
There goes any chance at all for Georgia gettinf Amazon's new headquarters. BiminiTwisted Mar 2018 #26
Georgia government picking winners and losers. louis-t Mar 2018 #27
Delta has a huge presence in Minneapolis........ ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2018 #28
Yes. I remember Delta & Frontier being the main Northern carriers yrs ago Wwcd Mar 2018 #33
The republicans always overstep. This will hurt them bigly. pwb Mar 2018 #35
exactly, they can pass the cost to passengers onetexan Mar 2018 #39
Delta should leave that shithole samir.g Mar 2018 #38
How can they pass a bill that punishes one corporation kacekwl Mar 2018 #43
A drop-in-the-bucket to Delta's profits. This is just a symbolic slap in the fact to Delta... NurseJackie Mar 2018 #44
Just for kicks without doing anything, Cold War Spook Mar 2018 #45
Just Shows That NRA Is More Important To GA Than Delta SoCalMusicLover Mar 2018 #46
While reason for doing so sucks, not giving Delta a tax break is good policy onenote Mar 2018 #47
I agree. If the state will use the tens of millions to improve the public school system AND maybe Fred Sanders Mar 2018 #57
......and Boeing will NEVER leave Seattle...... Thunderbeast Mar 2018 #48
Cagle is the front runner to be the next GA Gov, too obamanut2012 Mar 2018 #51
This is the way he wants to play this. Cater to gun owners and NRA members of Georgia. YOHABLO Mar 2018 #64
I am sure other places would like these jobs nycbos Mar 2018 #52
Do Georgia state legislators get a discount for flying Delta? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2018 #56
Time for Delta to butter its toast on the left side. nt NCjack Mar 2018 #60
I wonder if they'd do the same to the Movie Industry that is so prevalent in GA? YOHABLO Mar 2018 #65
*C-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N* What's that spell? TheSmarterDog Mar 2018 #68
Delta.... paleotn Mar 2018 #69
Simple but expensive countermove jmowreader Mar 2018 #70
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