Disney World in Florida has its own private government. It did until this week.
The Vatican City-esque tiny government that contained and regulated the theme park was dissolved by the Governor because of his opposition to the anti-LGBTQ bills. According to a report published this week in the Guardian, the state's Republican legislators voted to do away with a special tax district created in 1967. Disney self-governed about 25,000 acres outside of Orlando.
If Disney wants to pick a fight, they chose the wrong guy, according to the New York Times.
It doesn't make sense for conservatives like DeSantis, who claim to represent everyday people and not the company he described in his email. He claims to care about voters, but the weight of all that cheese will fall on them.
A CNBC report said a $1 billion tax burden bomb would explode and fall onto tax payers. Disney is the largest taxpayer in the central part of the state and this will cause a huge property tax increase. Between 2015 and 2020 the company paid more than $280 million in property tax.
The park's government services like fire protection, emergency services, water, utilities, sewage and infrastructure will be taken over by the counties.
State Senate Minority Leader Gary Farmer told CNBC that it affects every taxpayer in the state of Florida.
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