1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: Well, in this case, it's the Democrats that are leading, 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: and I don't see a single Republican on here. 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 2: It's kind of weird, huh. 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: It's Ken only Casey show. I'm Rob, that's Casey. So 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: there is a new letter that went out op ed 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: for lack of a better term, Citizens ohe Indianapolis answers 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: on Leap water plan. And it is these Democrat members 8 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: of this Indianapolis City County Council demanding answers and transparency 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: on Citizens Energy Group's plan to pump twenty five million 10 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: gallons of water per day to the Leap District in 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: Boone County. So, of course, the Leap District is this 12 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: fantasy island thing that Eric Holcombe drew up in which 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: gajillions of dollars of your money is being taken and 14 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: given to this one small area in Lebanon to facilitate 15 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: mega corporation. Some of the richest, most powerful people in 16 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 1: the world Eli Lilly Facebook to come and thus far 17 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: it's been one dumpster fire after another, including that they 18 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: don't have enough water for the district. So the state 19 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 1: of course not going to allow this to fail. And 20 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: their plan now is two pump twenty five million gallons 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: of water a day out of Eagle Creek into and 22 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: run that to Boon County. One of the major issues 23 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: is they're going to have to run this pipeline through 24 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: all these people's yards to get it. 25 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: There, possible use of eminent domain. 26 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: And many of these people are in rural areas. And 27 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: they've said, look, we need a utility of some sort 28 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: if we're allowed to tap into this thing, because you know, 29 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: it should be for the public good, right, we don't. 30 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: The government shouldn't just exist to serve mega corporations who 31 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: provide no tangible benefit whatsoever that I can see outside 32 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: of helping themselves in a very select area. If we 33 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: can tap into this, we won't object to this. Allow 34 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: us to get tap into this water that will help us, 35 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: and we won't object. You come through our property whatever. 36 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: You know what they said, kiss our ass. He said, Nope, 37 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: can't do that. Thousands of people never allow that could 38 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: benefit using a fraction of the resources that Facebook and 39 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: or Meta and Eli Lilly are going to use. And 40 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: the State of Indiana told those people to kiss off. 41 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 2: And do you see how much it's going to cost 42 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: a billion dollars? Yeah, to supply the water for the 43 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: Leap project. 44 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: And this is another example of the state of Indiana 45 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: to this shadow, corrupt, rotten Indian Economic Development Corporation in 46 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: which they are taking money from you, a poor and 47 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: middle class person. They are providing huge incentives, huge allocations 48 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: of resources and money to the select mega corporations. And 49 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: that is not a good use of tax payer mode. 50 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: It's very heavy handed because you've got decisions that are 51 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 2: being made without real public involvement. It's your government saying 52 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: this is what we're doing, this is what's happening. And 53 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 2: when you say, well, can I have a little piece? 54 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: No, And so these Indianapolis, these Democrat City County council 55 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: members have written this letter demanding information and transparency about 56 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: this whole process. And look, I don't know, you know, 57 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: it's very rare. I say, I don't know what to 58 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: say at this point. But the corruption, the crony capitalism, 59 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: they don't even hide it anymore. Like and now you're 60 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: talking about. 61 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: It's, like I said, heavy handed. They're just doing it. 62 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: If something goes wrong with this because they're steamrolling this, 63 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: they're fast tracking this, they're not going through the normal 64 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: processes with this stuff. If something goes wrong with this 65 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: and involves Eagle Creek Reservoir. You're talking potentially irreversible damage 66 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: and are going to be one thing. If we were 67 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: doing it to say we're going to serve thousands of 68 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: Central Indiana customers who desperately not need acts to utility 69 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: and we're going to help them. Okay, worthwhile conversation, right, 70 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: But we're not doing that. We're in fact, we're denying 71 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: We are denying those people the ability to use the 72 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: resources who desperately need it, and we are doing this 73 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: exclusively for some of the richest, most powerful corporations in 74 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: the world. 75 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it does come at a cost, and right now 76 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 2: the cost is well damage potentially to the environment and 77 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 2: also public trust.