Delta Reveals Only 13 Passengers Used NRA Discount Which Cost Airline $40 Million Tax Break
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The gun debate got very interesting in the State of Georgia.
Delta Airlines joined the debate on the side of gun control by eliminating a discount to NRA memebers. This caused the state legislature to repond by doing away with a tax cut on jet fuel, a move that cost Delta $40 million.
Delta says onl 13 people took advantage of the NRA discount.
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.
— Casey Cagle (@CaseyCagle) February 26, 2018
Delta CEO Ed Bastian notified employees of the airline of the intention to stay neutal in the debate.
"While Delta's intent was to remain neutral, some elected officials in Georgia tied our decision to a pending jet fuel tax exemption, threatening to eliminate it unless we reversed course," Bastian said. "Our decision was not made for economic gain and our values are not for sale."
http://video.inform.com/Delta-Tells-Georgia-that-Our-Values-are-not-for-Sale-33596277?playlistId=994
Delta is the largest employer in the State of Georgia, a state that has gun ownership at 31.6%.
The NRA and Georgia GOP legislators argued that Delta's elimination of the NRA discount amounted to a punishment for people who cherish the Second Amendment.
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I was happy to see this. For the longest time, when ultra left fanatics haven't gotten their way, they have resorted to public shaming and boycotts to try to get their way. I'm glad traditional conservatives are showing that we can play that game as well. Examples include the backlash Keurig received when it loudly announced it was going to pull ads on Hannity, declining ratings for the Grammys and other shows celebrating the entertainment industry, and declining attendance at the box office, though Black Panther is a recent exception.
This loss of a valuable tax benefit should send a message that corporations should think twice before they get on their high horse and try to tell everyone else how to live.
From the looks of it.. Delta has been under pressure for the past few weeks to take a position on guns by the National Rifle Association and the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The students have come together with outraged survivors and victim's family members to reinvigorate the nation's gun control movement. They have taken advantage of their social media skills to pass on their message to NRA. And now it's no surprise that Delta took a stand to end the benefits and discounts for NRA members.
This is a huge step towards tightening the gun control policies. I believe at this pace, misuse of guns is going to be slashed by great a percentage very soon. Although it's hard to eliminate the risk of mass shootings, these few policies coming up will reduce the likelihood of such events. This has been a long time coming for innocent people that are always prone to getting attacked or victimised when these shootings occur.
I think that obviously Delta is free to make any decision that they want to. However, If they hate the NRA so much maybe they should get rid of the armed SkyMarshall's they rely on to keep their passengers safe. And it’s the Goverment who employs Air Marshalls, not NRA! For me The word Delta means 'Change'. I will be changing Airline's, Delta. Guns don't crash planes, but terrorists do.
Not that I would ever defend a corporation but it sounds like Delta got a raw deal.
It is tough for corporations to not be political...they get sucked in all the time. Sure there are some like FB which are intentionally political. But when a program is canceled so as not to be on one side or another is difficult.
$40M is a lot of jack to give up...
Have no fear, they will just raise the price of your bag on the plane...instead of $50 it will be $100.
I like the response form delta
That's the way everyone should be. Also, wow! MT is above 50%, it must be because of hunters here, I don't own one so I guess I'm in the minority, but I also don't hunt.
I can't believe they pulled this crap with only 13 members using the perk... 40 million, holy, probably good press for delta
I think this will be a very hard topic to discuss about. Some people support the idea of having guns and others do not. So, it's really hard to determine the side which will win this debate.
After all, in case the government bans gun control people will still have the guns in hands since they won't be ready to surrender them to the government.
On my view, the bush government did a mistake of allowing people to have guns. This has spoiled the humanity and everyone is now living in fear of what may come after.
The only idea about it is to sensitise the people about the use of guns and risk of caring and using a gun. This may cause people to have more knowledge about the use of the gun and may be choose to bring them back to the government since they will need to reduce the risk of falling into something unpleasant to the community.
A lot of states with more than half of the population with a gun in their hands.
Casey Cagle affirmation is a serious one, we need to consider what he represents and what that "threat" is going to create.
The CEO is an idiot who was terrified of what some loser SJWs might say on Twitter about his company, so he immediately caved and pulled a virtue-signaling stunt...a very expensive stunt.
Oh this is going to cost Delturd much more than JUST 40 million dollars!!!!!
Nathan Deal, governor of Georgia, is retiring. Casey Cagel, the lieutenant governor who just announced this, and pushed it through the legislature, just assured his election to replace Deal. Good on him! Cagel for governor!
Ed Bastain, the Delta CEO on the other hand, is an asswipe. He's also pretty stupid. He Illegally, personally, orchestrated the cancellation of a retirement plan that was 1.5 Billion underfunded: by SPENDING 5 Billion in bribes to special interests who could block the cancellation, in order to get it cancelled. Got the CEO job as a reward! That tells you all you need to know about this dipshit, and the Delta Board of Directors. Screw the stockholders (and the workers) is his motto. Make no mistake: Bastain's only principle is Bastain!
Make that $40mm per year for five years. $200mm, overall, according to what I've read.I think this proves SJW's that have infected corporations have zero resistance to their views. People have become too afraid of being seen as being politically incorrect.
I would bet when this was brought into the boardroom and suggested, no one in the room had the balls to say "this might be a bad idea"