Ron DeSantis dabbles in crony capitalism

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When Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) went after Disney and revoked its special governance district, he said it was a matter of restoring the “free market” and opposing “corporatism.” But so much for all that: The Florida Republican just signed a bill that is a direct attack on free enterprise and really resembles textbook corporatism, which is collusion between government and special business interests.

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