Disney Under Fire for Strong-Arm Tactics to Secure Deals

Los Angeles Times: Over the last two decades or so, as Disney’s annual profit has soared, the company has secured subsidies, incentives, rebates and protections from future taxes in Anaheim that, in aggregate, would be worth more than $1 billion. Disney has negotiated these pacts with a carrot-and-stick approach — one that has often included company threats.