Wouldn't believe it if I hadn't read it myself:
""Lawmakers in Florida are hoping to pass a $75 million incentive package to attract movie studios to film in Florida, but a little noticed provision could deny tax credits to movies that feature gay or other “nontraditional family values.”
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State representative Stephen Precourt, whose district includes Disney World, says the purpose of the credit is to encourage movies to depict cinematic life from the 1960s. “Think of it as like Mayberry,” Precourt told the Palm Beach Post News. “That’s when I grew up — the ’60s. That’s what life was like."
Think Progress » Florida Lawmaker Attempts To Deny Tax Credit To Movies Filmed With Gay Characters
Now, I grew up in the 60s - Mayberry it certainly wasn't. Am I the only one who remembers the draft and coverage of the Viet Nam war on the nightly news? Or regular assassinations of prominent citizens? Or Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin? Or Woodstock?
Now, as far as I'm concerned, FLA can do whatever they want with their tax dollars, but, how much more of this revisionist nonsense are we going to get?
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