Posted 9/17/2023, 10:01:11 AM

DeSantis' Corporate Crackdowns Contradict GOP Free Market Values

DeSantis uses government power to retaliate against and manipulate private companies like Disney and Bud Light for ideological reasons, contradicting traditional Republican free market principles.
DeSantis encouraged a boycott of Bud Light which caused Florida's state pension fund to lose an estimated $10 million in AB InBev stock it owns.
DeSantis launched a government investigation into AB InBev for alleged fiduciary breaches after its partnership with a transgender influencer sparked backlash.
DeSantis' eagerness to antagonize corporations over political and social stances resembles totalitarianism more than free market conservatism.
DeSantis' corporate punishments are damaging the Republican image as the party of free markets and anti-big government.

sun-sentinel.com

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