#BoycottNRA

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#1,928
Squints said:
Not like Atlanta needs any other corporate HQs....

-Delta Airlines
-Chick-Fil-a
-Home Depot
-Coca Cola
-Equifax
-UPS
-Waffle House
-RaceTrac Petroleum
-Southern Company
-Arby’s

.....and many others.

Atlanta and the state will do fine.

Oh, and Delta is not going anywhere. Period.

We’ve had this discussion, but name me one airport in the country, in its current footprint, that could even take on Delta for its HQs and traffic volume? We will leave the economics of it alone, as that was hashed and rehashed earlier this week.
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I agree that they are not leaving but MEM could support Delta in its current footprint.
 
#1,929
#1,929
tumscalcium said:
Why? Delta made a stupid decision by caving to stupid people.
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Although the primary beneficiary of the tax cut would have been Delta, it was simply a tax on airline fuel, so it'll apply to all airlines that gas up at ATL. All that means is the tax costs will be passed on to the consumer for all of those carriers. Not exactly like there's a lot of competition around ATL for low cost flights, so whatever marginal difference this makes to ticket costs will unlikely make other departure cities in the region more attractive from a price standpoint. So ultimately the NRA lost their discount and everybody perhaps a buck or two on the cost of their next ATL ticket.
 
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evillawyer said:
Although the primary beneficiary of the tax cut would have been Delta, it was simply a tax on airline fuel, so it'll apply to all airlines that gas up at ATL. All that means is the tax costs will be passed on to the consumer for all of those carriers. Not exactly like there's a lot of competition around ATL for low cost flights, so whatever marginal difference this makes to ticket costs will unlikely make other departure cities in the region more attractive from a price standpoint. So ultimately the NRA lost their discount and everybody perhaps a buck or two on the cost of their next ATL ticket.
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Spend on Amex, fly free on Delta. Haven't bought a Delta ticket in years.
 
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#1,931
SLICKYINC said:
I agree that they are not leaving but MEM could support Delta in its current footprint.
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Most think they will not leave GA but It would be better for the people of TN if they were in TN. Some people are just so one dimensional. We should be saying F GA, come here. but NOOO, NRA rules. Yea Georgia.
 
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#1,932
Mick said:
Most think they will not leave GA but It would be better for the people of TN if they were in TN. Some people are just so one dimensional. We should be saying F GA, come here. but NOOO, NRA rules. Yea Georgia.
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I'm not upset about the tax break being yanked (although I think the GA legislature is shooting itself in the foot for Amazon). This was really just a corporate give away. The 40 million is too small to affect ticket prices in any meaningful way. But it would have paid some nice upper management bonuses at Delta.
 
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#1,933
evillawyer said:
I'm not upset about the tax break being yanked (although I think the GA legislature is shooting itself in the foot for Amazon). This was really just a corporate give away. The 40 million is too small to affect ticket prices in any meaningful way. But it would have paid some nice upper management bonuses at Delta.
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Agree 100.
 
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#1,934
SLICKYINC said:
I agree that they are not leaving but MEM could support Delta in its current footprint.
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Nope. Not a chance.

MEM needs a lot of work and terminal/concourse expansion, then, throw in FedEx traffic. I don’t see it, not in the current footprint.

MEM has, what, 60-70 gates? At times, Delta probably has that many flights taxiing across Hartsfield-Jackson’s grounds.

Now, to expand and tolerate this addition, where would Delta go? Hemmed in on the west by Airways. Democrat, 240 and FedEx have the north. Shelby has the south.

I just don’t see it.

I’d be tickled pink for TN to acquire an economic boom of this caliber, but it can’t and won’t happen in MEM.
 
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Squints said:
Nope. Not a chance.

MEM needs a lot of work and terminal/concourse expansion, then, throw in FedEx traffic. I don’t see it, not in the current footprint.

MEM has, what, 60-70 gates? At times, Delta probably has that many flights taxiing across Hartsfield-Jackson’s grounds.

Now, to expand and tolerate this addition, where would Delta go? Hemmed in on the west by Airways. Democrat, 240 and FedEx have the north. Shelby has the south.

I just don’t see it.

I’d be tickled pink for TN to acquire an economic boom of this caliber, but it can’t and won’t happen in MEM.
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The infrastructure change alone would be astronomical.
 
#1,937
#1,937
Squints said:
Nope. Not a chance.

MEM needs a lot of work and terminal/concourse expansion, then, throw in FedEx traffic. I don’t see it, not in the current footprint.

MEM has, what, 60-70 gates? At times, Delta probably has that many flights taxiing across Hartsfield-Jackson’s grounds.

Now, to expand and tolerate this addition, where would Delta go? Hemmed in on the west by Airways. Democrat, 240 and FedEx have the north. Shelby has the south.

I just don’t see it.

I’d be tickled pink for TN to acquire an economic boom of this caliber, but it can’t and won’t happen in MEM.
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Give them a tax break and expansion and you never know what could happen. Throw in some Memphis whores and it's a deal.
 
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#1,938
evillawyer said:
I'm not upset about the tax break being yanked (although I think the GA legislature is shooting itself in the foot for Amazon). This was really just a corporate give away. The 40 million is too small to affect ticket prices in any meaningful way. But it would have paid some nice upper management bonuses at Delta.
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Amazon is going to DC
 
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#1,939
Mick said:
Most think they will not leave GA but It would be better for the people of TN if they were in TN. Some people are just so one dimensional. We should be saying F GA, come here. but NOOO, NRA rules. Yea Georgia.
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I live in Georgia. So yea go Georgia. Except on collegiate sports.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
Looks like the current favorite but Nashville actually has a shot also.
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As a former Nashville resident I hope they get it. I have lived in 8 different cities in Tennessee. Nashville is the best. I would have never left if it weren’t for a promotion.
 
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#1,942
Mick said:
Give them a tax break and expansion and you never know what could happen. Throw in some Memphis whores and it's a deal.
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Nobody is moving to Memphis. Lived in Memphis for three years. It’s a dumpster fire. Terrible place to have to run a business.
 
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#1,945
#1,945
82_VOL_83 said:
What does a home on the water like that cost? Mine would be on Barkley or KY.
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One that large could push $400,000. That one has all the bells and whistles too. Our boats start at about $200k for a very basic model. Transportation is expensive too. What might be fun is to launch it in Nashville and drive the boat home. It won't save you any money but it would be fun. I've had some people drop in Nashville and take their boats home all the way to Wisconsin, Iowa, and almost to Chicago.
 
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#1,946
volfanhill said:
Nobody is moving to Memphis. Lived in Memphis for three years. It’s a dumpster fire. Terrible place to have to run a business.
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The airport is all Atlanta has. Nobody stays and sees the sights. It's a hub for changing planes and Delta helps make it a hub. But I agree about Memphis.
 
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#1,948
evillawyer said:
It'll be done as a separate bill from what I'm reading. Probably get it done after Amazon announces they're not putting HQ2 in a state with a fickle legislature.
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We don’t care about the Amazon 2HQ. Their ATL location is an already occupied lot that would add lots of traffic and construction. The Mercedes HQ is already clogging streets in the same area and it’s not even occupied yet.

The ATL airport is way ahead in terms of design & technology and if Delta moves, they would be weapons grade stupid. It would be a new coke type blunder.
 
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#1,949
Mick said:
The airport is all Atlanta has. Nobody stays and sees the sights. It's a hub for changing planes and Delta helps make it a hub. But I agree about Memphis.
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Dude are you drunk? The AmericanMart is a worldwide convention. The GA Congress Center is a top convention center
 
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