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Update: A few days ago this was questionable, but it’s confirmed: The tax break has been voted down
This story has been drawing a lot of media coverage, and many thought that it was a bluff by the Georgian State Senate; however, we’ve just learned that they struck down the $40m jet fuel tax break. As a response, multiple state officials openly invited Delta to move their headquarters to their state, including: Cuomo from NY, and Northam from Virginia. What do you think…will Delta move their headquarters? According to Wikipedia, Delta accounted for over 75% of all traffic through ATL, which was the world’s busiest airport last year. One has to wonder, if Delta were to move their headquarters elsewhere…would it jeopardize their monopoly of the ATL airport? Regardless…this is quite the story.
Delta vs. NRA – Round 2.
Over the weekend, Delta was one of many corporations who had been called out for giving NRA discounts by MotherJones. They launched a #boycottNRA campaign via Twitter that resulted in Delta eliminating discount for the NRA and their members. Other companies followed suit, but the fight continues. It seems that Delta, who has argued that the ME3 ( Qatar, Etihad, Emirates) are unfairly subsidized and violate Open Skies agreements, are set to receive their own whopping subsidy from the Georgian taxpayers…to the tune of $40 Million a year. The subsidy is a jet fuel tax break. Pot meet Kettle. It’ll be interesting to see how this evolves, but right now…Delta’s tax subsidy is in jeopardy.
It seems as tho the tax subsidies were brought to the attention of an Atlanta based talk radio host, Deborah Dooley, who then informed her listeners to complain to their representatives. This resulted in the State Senate getting a flood of calls…Per the AJC
The Georgia Senate blocked a lucrative tax break bill on Monday that would benefit Delta Air Lines after the Atlanta-based company severed ties with the National Rifle Association.
The current LT. Governor tweeted this response out…
Delta did release a statement saying they support the 2nd amendment and that their move to eliminate discounts was simply their way of playing it neutral.
Delta’s decision reflects the airline’s neutral status in the current national debate over gun control amid recent school shootings,” the company said in a statement. “Out of respect for our customers and employees on both sides, Delta has taken this action to refrain from entering this debate and focus on its business. Delta continues to support the 2nd Amendment.
What do you think?
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
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Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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