#225: Defeating a private equity takeover of trailer parks

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28d ago 1:06:04

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On today's episode, Chuck and Big John talk why private equity is buying up trailer parks nationwide and how the community of Charlottesville, VA fought a buy-out to keep ownership local. We also talk about Tim Walz and why he's leaps and bounds better than ol' John Dammit Vance
Timestamps
02:29 — A brief chat about ol' TIm Walz
15:15 — Background on private equity buying up trailer parks
21:09 — PE bad practices when owning trailer parks
34:42 — Charlottesville story on community fighting back
52:12 — Beef with toxic masculinity and Appalachian gatekeeping

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