PODCAST CLIP: WHO IS GETTING RICH OFF THIS?

PODCAST CLIP: WHO IS GETTING RICH OFF THIS?The more I look at the Bear Ridge solar project in Cambria and Pendleton, the more confused I get.Republicans in Niagara County talk about limited government, free markets, and local control. So why are we discussing millions of dollars in incentives and tax breaks for a giant foreign-owned solar company?If this project is such a great investment, why does it need public assistance?I have a libertarian streak. I don’t understand why government is so strict with ordinary people but so flexible with giant corporations. Homeowners get hassled over sheds, fences, permits, and even backyard chickens. But when a corporation wants hundreds of acres of farmland, suddenly the rules seem different.And here’s the question nobody wants to ask:Who is making money on this?The developers get paid. The consultants get paid. The lawyers get paid. The bond counsel gets paid. Everybody seems to get a piece of the pie except the people who have to live next to these projects.I’m not anti-solar. I’m not anti-business.But if a project is good for the community, make the case honestly. If it needs subsidies, explain why. If farmland is being sacrificed, admit it.And if somebody is getting rich, tell us who.Because a lot of people across Niagara County are asking a simple question:Why do the rules always seem to apply to regular people, but never to the corporations with the biggest checkbooks?#NateCast #NiagaraCounty #BearRidgeSolar #CambriaNY #PendletonNY #FollowTheMoney #WhoIsGettingRich #CorporateWelfare #TaxpayerMoney #Farmland #PropertyRights #GovernmentTransparency #WesternNewYork #NiagaraFalls #GrandIslandNY #NYPolitics #RenewableEnergy #SolarDebate #PoliticalPodcast #NateMcMurray #TheNateMcMurrayShow #QuestionEverything #UpstateNY #LocalGovernment