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Life Inside a Town Owned by One Company
Posted on 1/6/26 at 12:53 am
Posted on 1/6/26 at 12:53 am
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Today we’re heading deep into the desert to the largest functioning company town in America where one company owns everything and almost everyone works for it. Most think company towns are a thing of the past, but a few still exist. We’ll explore the town, meet the locals, and see a side of America most never do.
Earning $80K with full health benefits while paying $360 a month rent for a 3-bedroom home sounds pretty compelling actually.
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Posted on 1/6/26 at 1:50 am to rickgrimes
I didn't see any tatted up trashy looking people, looks pretty nice.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 2:18 am to rickgrimes
I owe my soul to the company stoooooooore...
Posted on 1/6/26 at 3:13 am to rickgrimes
Looks like a good company to work for. Nice infastructure. No crime. Cheap rent.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 3:47 am to rickgrimes
Thought this would be about Bentonville
Posted on 1/6/26 at 4:01 am to rickgrimes
Freeport McMoRan
Posted on 1/6/26 at 4:17 am to I Like Cheeze
Democrats would spin this as the new Socialism and this is what it will look like in New York in two years 
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:49 am to rickgrimes
"you'll own nothing and like it"
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:54 am to Turnblad85
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"you'll own nothing and like it"
Exactly. I only watched the intro but it looks like the sell here is “baw, look how much truck you’ll be able to afford”
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:02 am to rickgrimes
I wonder how you're audited if you go outside the town to make a purchase.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:03 am to rickgrimes
So the "owe my sould to the company store" narrator was a lying, commie prick?
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:05 am to MyRockstarComplex
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I only watched the intro but it looks like the sell here is “baw, look how much truck you’ll be able to afford”
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They'e better save some money for when a demorat shuts down that mine or market tanks.
All of those people look like normal, non trashy people.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:10 am to rickgrimes
Peter is one of the good ones on YouTube. Anyone from Louisiana that hasn’t watched his series of videos on Louisiana needs to check it out.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:14 am to rickgrimes
Life is about tradeoffs. A company town isn't going to allow you to own the property you live on, but then they also aren't going to allow meth-addicted homeless to clog their sidewalks, aren't going to tolerate families living there who destroy property, etc.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:18 am to rickgrimes
I already watch Halloween 3: Season of the Witch every October.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:30 am to Bard
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A company town isn't going to allow you to own the property you live on,
And the US government doesnt allow me to own the land i live on either.
If you work for somebody else and chase the typical white girl suburban dream, you live in the company town.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:32 am to rickgrimes
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Earning $80K with full health benefits while paying $360 a month rent for a 3-bedroom home sounds pretty compelling actually.
Sounds miserable
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:45 am to Marco Esquandolas
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Freeport McMoRan
Not a bad company. I worked for Rio Tinto, at another copper mine. Wish it would've been FM.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:50 am to FLBooGoTigs1
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Democrats would spin this as the new Socialism and this is what it will look like in New York in two years
From a housing perspective only, that is exactly how socialism works. My in-laws still live in the their old company condo from back when Yugoslavia existed. Difference was, they never paid rent. After a certain number of years, it became theirs for life and now that socialism is no more in that country, it is still theirs. They never paid a dime for it. It is older now, but you can tell that when it was built, in the late 70's it was a pretty nice flat. 3 bed/1 bath with 3 balconies. Fairly big by European standards.
This post was edited on 1/6/26 at 6:52 am
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:55 am to rickgrimes
Sounds like a plan until some arse like Paul Singer grabs enough of a controlling vote on the company board and breaks up the company to sell of parts, or the whole thing outright like he did with Cabelas and destroyed the town of Sidney, Nebraska. A complete abomination of capitalism.
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