The hits just keep coming. Just Deranged traded on the success of
Hillbilly Elegy to become a venture capitalist. Then he invested in, promoted and sat on the Board of a company that abused workers, has been accused of fraud, brought in migrant workers from Mexico, Guatemala and other countries and went bankrupt, all in a few short years. Even worse, the community screwed over is in the exact same Eastern KY he exploited in his book.
Funny that
On the campaign trail this summer, Vance has promoted an agenda of economic prosperity. During his speech at the Republican National Convention, he talked about his personal record of starting businesses “to create jobs in the kinds of places that I grew up in” and what he called the need to “stand up for” American businesses.
Such comments ring hollow to some former AppHarvest workers, who argue Vance’s rhetoric as a candidate for vice president doesn’t align with the reality they experienced.
“Making the decision to go to work at AppHarvest, like many of us made, the livelihood just went right down the drain,” Morgan said. “I blame all of the original investors.”
Thanks.
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