2. Those things need to be fixed, right? So, what do you do?
As far as raising the retirement age, that would not piss off seniors because he said he would raise the age for people under 40. Seniors are older than 40.
3. All governors have control over the state EPA - and all state agencies/departments. He didn't take control. He already had it.
I'm not going to speak to the rest of your post, but I will generally say that curriculums for K-5 should be reading, writing, math and science. Nothing more.
Disney spoke out against that idea. Why?
For starters we can't tell entire generations that they will be working a few years closer to their death beds because the previous generation (who will be enjoying earlier retirement) couldn't figure it out.
If it were up to me, marijuana would be federally legalized and taxed. That's billions in revenue that could be put towards SS, medical, and infrastructure.
I generally agree with what you say about the K-5 curriculum. And that was my point when I replied to HB. Those things are what's being taught. The other things you're hearing about are isolated or over exaggerated instances being blown up by conservative media and used as talking points by Republicans to get elected.
Disney spoke on the matter because of the industry that they run. In that line of work, there are far more people that fall into the LGBT and whatever else spectrum. Those employees expected Disney to speak on their behalf, and yes that was the result of overdramatic reactions to the legislation . I understand what's in the bill.
That said, none of the above should matter at all regarding Disney. They have a right to say whatever they want, whenever they want, about any piece of legislation or politician. They were afforded that right under A1 of the constitution, which was confirmed by SCOTUS.
DeSantis can't handle any criticism whatsoever, so he uses his power as governor to punish them for it. That's government overreach. Thats big government. That's something conservatives claim to be against, yet they support it if it falls in line with their beliefs.