How Investors Are Getting Rich Off Of This Montana Town
Investor-owned utilities are building expensive & polluting energy projects to drive up shareholder profits.
The scheme enriches massive firms like Blackrock and Vanguard.
Meanwhile customers are forced to pay higher and higher energy bills.
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@DAT240Z72
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
That type of natural gas power plant is the most expensive because itās the most efficient and satisfies all of the EPA and state environmental requirements!
Do a little research before hitting the record button!
@DAT240Z72
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
The area being the populated is the reason the power plant was built there!
Develop some basic critical thinking skills!
@broodypie2216
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
When corporations became people, investments became stronger than votes.
@SCIDrone
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
based us corporation killing settle town
@joem3155
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
A conservative state was hustled by a large for profit corporation? ! I guess the voters got what they voted for
@robertneal6301
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
America needs to take out all these organizations I say Americans need to do a mass boycott on the distribution of wealth in America and the rising costs of living in America while Government is in business for themselves filling there wealth funds an stock markets while the American people suffer American government oppression and suppression it's time Americans stand an fight for ourselves an our ability to create a wealth fund system that will honestly work for the American people were done with the BS an if this Government doesn't figure it out The American people will stop buying an paying bills until we start getting what we want
@Bapate-rh9be
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
This is not a systemic failures – it is what the current system is supposed to do. People need to change – they need to pay more attention to politics.
@skyplanet9858
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
What prevents people from installing solar in their homes. I understand that for some, it's too expensive. But many residents can get together and create a non-profit org for the installation and buy bulk to reduce the cost. Solar will pay for itself in 2-3 years.
@itzninjafool7479
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Live here in Laurel too.
@sarahnelson9329
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Between landlords and utility companies trying to get rich off our backs, I'm ready to find a cave!!! I will not leave Montana ā¤
@keegankruger946
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
The part they left out is northwestern just merged with energery west. So gas and electricity are bith controlled by the monopoly
@danielfegley2735
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
I've been watching a lot of your videos and I find them interesting.
There's been a lot of construction in my area since the turn of the century and it sped up after Trump was president the first time. A lot of the land was vacant places already zoned for housing just waiting for some investors with enough money. So all is good if you're into construction and power but everywhere to meet the electricity demand are these giant ugly steel poles and a lot of heavy equipment to go with it. Eventually, the equipment goes away and the grass goes back but the poles are still there and the construction continues somewhere else. The one place that concerns me is this small piece of property that is now smaller because of the 2 giant poles just outside their back door they could have gone around. It happened during Trump's first term and I'm watching for it to happen again. Mechanicsburg PA and surrounding communities
@transferlynx6213
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
How many people have to be destroyed before the government does their damn job? Oh, wait. The government is in on it.
@1953RCLR
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Trump will blame it on emigrants…
@TSis76
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
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@FarckewVerimucc
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Deregulating the energy sector really worked out well didnāt it?
@johntrott1872
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
This is what you voted for ,,,,,take the tax break from Americans such as solar and give it back to fossil fuels thank you republicans
@elcosmos23
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
It's unvelievble how much the Americans are suffering, are being looted in many ways by the evil government, really I can't understand why there are many bad and evil people controlling the world….. I'm sorry and wish you the best guys, I'm from Mexico, and it's incredible that you're suffering more than Mexicans when it's supposed that America is a very good and fair country. Your government is terrible doing you the worst things…. GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND ALL THE WORLD.
@AlsanPine
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
this is why they are against wind/solar which is the cheapest way to generate electricity. and you have not seen anything yet. trump's big bs bill is going to make things a lot worst. and then to add to the mess, private equities are coming for your 401k.
@jw-ci2mj
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Greed… 1 of the deadly sins
@boneyard8705
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
They think the Luigi thing was bad. Wait till this civilization really starts to tear itself apart. The ones responsible will be cannon fotter mixed in with the chaos
@HermanPaddie
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
The program is too take your home. Make it so that you can not afford your house bankrupt you
@sam-ww1wk
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Solar is cheap now. Buy panels, install, done.
@Enzo187
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
i love the guys question at 7:29, i wish we got to see the response/reaction to it. he sounded nervous but he nailed it.
@rexwu7849
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Idk why you guys keep covering Montana. The people there are some of the most willfully ignorant people in the entire country. They consistently vote for the people who openly campaign on turning their state into something almost completely run by corporations all while complaining that their state is being completely privatized. Stop covering people that wont help themselves.
Edit: You guys should also look into why Northwestern has a monopoly in Montana. Montanans voted to systemically gut the Montana Power Company back in the late 1990's for short term profits, and when that fell through they had no choice but to allow the first power company that would come pick up market share of Montana Power. These people aren't victims. They're just stupid.
@showingyoutheBS
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
America – the land of the fee
@kevinbatz9048
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Time to go solar? š¤
@navion1946
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
You poor folks donāt understand: black rock and vanguard are connected to government through the lodge system. That lodge in your own neighborhood is behind doing this to you š . Enjoy the fruit of your allegiances.
@terks43
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Pro tip. In capitalism the entire goal is to take everyone else's money as quickly as possible.
@Sidecutter
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
If your legislators can;t fix it or refuse to…fix it yourselves. Organize your neighbors. Ruin the construction projects – sugar in concrete works well. Sabotage and damage the facilities. They'll stop when it gets too expensive.
@Back40Imports
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Wait, corporations are only interested in profit and government regulators arenāt doing their job? We should stop using electricity immediately! (In case youāre not picking up on the sarcasm, Iām laying it on pretty thickā¦) canāt believe I watched this whole one sided video almost to the end
@stellabella6839
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
The insurance ( car, home, health and life) are also in this position. Weāre REQUIRED to have it, itās government regulated, but private investor owned. It doesnāt end well. Anything required by government law should be co-op owned.
@EliMartinezMT
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Juat had to switch from Vigilante Electric to NW.
NW Energy is twice the price and I only moved 5 miles away in the same town!
I went from .06 cents a kW to .14 cents a kW, the highest rate in the country! This is even higher than Illinois! Everyone needs to go solar but not the 1-800 Solar way….. own your own equipment!
Anonymous
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Hmmm. M&M Enterprises. āWhatās good for Milo Minderbinder is good for the country.ā Remember, ācorporations are people too my friend.ā After absurdities come atrocities.
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