Parasites are killing mountain towns. The workers are de facto on strike because nobody who works your shit jobs can live here.
Have fun in your unlivable million dollar homes when the town struggles to fund basic services.
It's like an Ayn Rand fantasy, but brought to reality.
How much longer until "company towns" are back with a brand new spin? They aren't run by companies but by towns and cities. From the tiny Telluride to the gigantic LA - company towns - are run by municipalities for the benefit of employers. And the plebs aren't even given actual housing. Instead tents and hot meals are provided. And no freeloaders! If there's a teen in the tent - he or she has got to work too.
They could be sold to the lib as "realistic". Also - nobody needs to commute 60+ minutes to work so they are "carbon neutral" too!
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Lefty reporter: "So - in effect this is a 'company town'."
Lib mayor: "No. It is not a company town. How can it be? First of all - no company runs it. We run it. Second - it's a—"
Lefty reporter: "Tent favela?"
The annoyed mayor gives a head nod to the cops to remove the reporter.
Lib mayor: "It's a flextown so—"
Lefty reporter: "With scrip!" The reporter sees the cops coming. "I demand to remain as a member of the—" he's getting frogmarched out.
Lib mayor: "You are being disruptive.. That will not be tolerated for anyone. Okay, he's leaving... It's not 'scrip'. It's flexmoney..."
You're not a citizen, you're a flexicen