{"id":39658,"date":"2023-11-30T19:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=39658"},"modified":"2023-11-30T19:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:24:41","slug":"letter-ron-desantis-keeps-on-picking-a-fight-with-the-mouse-and-keeps-on-losing-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/11\/30\/letter-ron-desantis-keeps-on-picking-a-fight-with-the-mouse-and-keeps-on-losing-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: Ron DeSantis keeps on picking a fight with the Mouse &#8211; and keeps on losing, too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is Disney too big for DeSantis to beat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"625\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mickey-mouse-ron-desantis-disney.webp?resize=1110%2C625&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32881\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent&nbsp;economic study&nbsp;released by Disney suggests Gov. Ron DeSantis picked a fight with the wrong entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study reveals that the Walt Disney World Resort, in Orlando, brought over $40 billion in jobs, tourism, small business creation and tax revenue to Florida in fiscal 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also found Disney supports 263,000 jobs in the state, not just through its 82,000 employees but through roughly 2,500 small businesses whose workers provide products and services to Disney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;DeSantis feud with Disney&nbsp;started in 2022, when Disney was critical of the so-called &#8220;Don\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill. The legislation, which was backed by DeSantis, restricts how teachers talk about gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a radio interview in Nikki Haley\u2019s home state, South Carolina, DeSantis came down on his presidential rival for supporting a \u201cwoke corporation\u201d and not criticizing Disney\u2019s \u201csexualized curriculum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disney has announced plans to spend $60 billion on its parks over the next decade. Perhaps we voters should elect a governor who will embrace, rather than belittle, corporations that are willing to make such investments in our state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shelley Klein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Disney too big for DeSantis to beat? A recent&nbsp;economic study&nbsp;released by Disney suggests Gov. Ron DeSantis picked a fight with the wrong entity. 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