The Wealthy Build Company Towns to Control Workers...Period

History Repeating Itself

Throughout history, the pattern of wealthy elites establishing company towns to consolidate control over workers and influence over government has been a recurring theme. Today, Elon Musk’s recent move to formalize Starbase as an independent city in South Texas echoes this long-standing tradition, reminiscent of the robber barons of the 19th and early 20th centuries.