Дельта покусилась на святое!

[timelets]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-georgia-lawmakers-delta-nra-20180301-story.html

In a show of political strength, Georgia lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that was stripped of an earlier provision granting Delta Air Lines a lucrative tax break.

By passing the bill, lawmakers carried out the threat that Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, R, made to Atlanta-based Delta earlier this week: if the airline did not restore discounted fares to members of the National Rifle Association, Republicans would strike down a $50 million sales-tax exemption on jet fuel from its larger tax-cut package. Delta, which is one of the state's largest employers, would have been the primary beneficiary of the exemption.

Essentially, Delta gets a tax break only if it supports the NRA. The famous southern business friendliness comes with some serious ideological strings attached.

Comments

[garret_lab]

Концепция легендарной южной приветливости была прекрасно отражена в "Симпсонсах" (это где мистеру Фландерсу был поставлен ультиматум "хочешь продолжать жить в нашем раю -- сбривай усы").

[timelets]

Я ни разу не был в Южных штатах, поэтому мне трудно судить о бытовой культуре. О политической культуре можно судить по недавней избирательной кампании Мора.