Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Mark Goodwin, president of the Virginia-based company that lead construction, said the Mulligan project will deliver enough power for 14,000 homes and will provide approximately $7 million in tax revenue to local taxing bodies in Logan County over the next 30 years.
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The “…project will deliver enough power for 14,000 homes…” but not 24/7/365.
“In Illinois, we view the climate crisis as an existential threat to our lives and livelihoods”, Pritzker said. Conveniently ignoring the ACTUAL threats to peoples lives and livelihoods everyday on the streets of Chicago.
To use Dem speak, these actual threats have a disparate impact on minorities, women, and children, yet Pritzker promotes a pro-criminal agenda statewide.
Increased crime is the goal. That’s what equity means. Tough on crime is racist. Soft on crime is equitable. Criminals really like soft on crime. It’s very popular in Democrat areas.
The “goal” is to save the earth’s resources for the fourth industrial revolution while reducing the population down to “sustainable” levels.
Notice that anything that is built is a source of tax revenue except if it’s some sort of government building. Even a wind farm which will never use a school or parks or roads will pay tax to these entities. Maybe they may need police or fire for vandalism or storm damage but that’s about it.