Americans for Prosperity slams Rick Scott for “crony politics,” “corporate welfare”

Rick Scott

Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants $250 million for corporate incentives. Americans for Prosperity – Florida, however, lambastes his proposal as “crony politics” and “corporate welfare.”

Andres Malave, AFP-Florida’s communications director, noted in an email Monday that “last week Governor Scott put out an ad to garner more attention for his request for another $250 million dollars of taxpayer money for corporate welfare.”

“Floridians are sick and tired of the crony politics coming out of Tallahassee,” Malave said, “so I hope the Governor enjoys a little parody before session starts tomorrow.”

The parody in question: a 50-second spot, lambasting the myriad press events across the state that have been designed to denote broad-based support for the Governor’s Enterprise Florida enhancements.

AFP calls it a “dramatization of Governor Scott’s call to wrongfully spend $250 million on incentive spending.”

Technically, it’s a lampoon, with the same actor dressed in ridiculous getups, saying things like “I’m in manufacturing,” “I’m a doctor,” and “I specialize in lemon meringue and cherry jubilee pies.”

It all builds up to AFP’s message: “Let’s cut wasteful spending and cut corporate welfare because it just doesn’t work.”

“Broad-based tax cuts will help create prosperity for all Floridians,” the video adds.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski



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