$10 million. and this happened to our community at the height of the recession which was is summer of 2009. sean: tony miles owns tony s steakhouse just outside of norfolk, nebraska. it was a total boon for the entire area. they had to buy diesel fuel, grass, food, rv parks. it was a tremendous boost in the sales tax revenues throughout the region. not just in the norfolk area but surrounding communities. from my point of view and the business people s point of view in the area they were great. for that reason we would like to have them come back through. sean: and not just a temporary are boost to the economy. transcanada will be upgrading the power grid which benefits all residents and pushing power rates low. when a company such as transcanada puts in a large electrical facility like the multiple pumping stations along the route they pay for the construction of the expensive sub stations which enhances the
organizations, like churches and charities. this report says state and local governments will be targeting them as well. whoa! eric bolling is the host of follow the money on the fox business network and, eric, i know you have a lot to say, but let me give one specific example, houston, mayor parker, in november the voters adopted a drainage fee for road and water systems, $125 million a year, paid for, property tax, churches, schools an charitid c, can she do that. she can do whatever he wants and can raise property tax on anyone she wants and typically churches an charities have been exempt and a lot of the money will not come from there, it will come from higher property taxes or fees. you know, the municipalities can charge you for your sewer, your water, for your power rates, even. so they can raise those, and that is the way they are making budget shortfalls, one of the issues, a lot of cities, states and local towns are below the
there were words that the government might have been toppled. they weren t true we are told. we heard people left the presidential s family s house carrying clothes, dishes and carpets. as i mentioned according to another report an opposition leader says she will lead an interim government for six months. we re also hearing part of the country s border is now closed. our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. kyrgyzstan. [gunfire] major unrest in the capital city. protesters reportedly angry over government corruption and hike in power rates. they are demanding the president step down. as you can see riot police out in force. many of the cops and demonstrators injured in the fighting. the former soviet republic public now houses the united states military base which is a key supply center in the fight against the taliban in nearby afghanistan. brazil. more than 100 people said to be dead after the heaviest rains in three decades triggered flooding and mud slides in rio de