Russia Today reports that Glenn Beck would like to create a city based on Ayn Rand’s ideas. People may have forgotten that Walt Disney originally intended that EPCOT was going to be a real city created from the mind of Walt Disney before he snuffed out his life from smoking cigarettes. Part of his agreement to build Disney World was he would create Buena Vista, a legal entity that would be controlled by Disney without interference from local governments. Part of the deal would allow Disney to build a nuclear power plant (“atoms for peace”)
http://rt.com/usa/news/beck-independence-usa-own-077/
It’s a little run down, but I think Heritage Village USA on the NC/SC border might still be for sale.
I’m pretty sure the story is not a parody.
I thought it was going to be off the southern coast of Canada… a mini Hong Kong. For real! Check it out:
http://investmentwatchblog.com/a-millionaires-paradise-in-detroit-tycoon-plans-to-buy-island-park-in-motor-city-and-turn-it-into-tax-free-state-where-citizenship-costs-300000/