Company towns have a pretty bad historical record in the USA. Try asking ChatGPT: "What is a 'company town' in the context of late 19th and early 20th century

Company towns have a pretty bad historical record in the USA. Try asking ChatGPT: "What is a 'company town' in the context of late 19th and early 20th century America from the perspective of both business interests and labor organizers?" I suppose nobody will be able to get away with paying workers in scrip these days, however. Also, the housing is actually owned by the employees as you note, so that's also an improvement over past arrangements. It's still a little creepy, I think.