“Today’s vote by the Erie County Legislature to sell the right to collect and keep Erie County’s overdue property tax payments to Xspand is nothing more than a desperate scheme which points to the fact that county government is still in crisis mode.”

“It’s amazing to me that any government would stop collecting the tax dollars it is owed for a short term gain that will create a deficit later.”

“This proposal illustrates the incompetence of the career politicians and demonstrates the lack of any real business skill or experience.  As a local businessman with more than 500 local employees, I would never think of selling my accounts receivable at a substantial discount for short-term gain.  No person in the business world would.” 

“This short-sighted scheme once again demonstrates that when left to their own devices, career politicians will take the easy approach and forfeit long-term stability and reform.”