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April 12 2025 episode. Seth Grossman. WPG Radio.
What’s crushing the economy? Government is too expensive, corrupt.
Margate’s Lucy the Elephant. Lost taxpayer funded $500,000 grant.
Lucy Mgr Richard Helphant faced brutal comments on Social Media.
Lucy teachable moment. 1882: real estate developer scheme used to attract potential buyers to Margate.
Lucy: fake historic landmark?
Why us taxpayer funds? A so-called ‘discretionary grant’ aka slush fund.
Lucy Elephant Mgr Helphant: $200k salary?
Cape May City recycling. Fake recycling. 97% of the plastic gets dumped, not recycled. Cape May merchants must pay for recycling.
Bad idea: electric bills based on ability to pay, instead of usage. Democrats are to blame. Not BPU or AC Electric.
Oddly, SJ GOP Assembly members Don Guardian and Clair Swift voted yes. RINO influence. Republican in name only.
Senator Vince Polisitina often supports Gov Murphy too.
Doom loop. Generational greed.
