Is JD Vance really profiting off of the Uber of U.S. farmland? AcreTrader,
explained
People have been looking into Vance's investment history.
Jordan Collins
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Published: Jul 19, 2024 12:25 p.m. EDT

JD Vance has been accused of profiting off of what has been labeled the
�Uber of U.S. farmland,� but what exactly do these accusations really mean?

There are many questions surrounding Donald Trump�s new running mate.
People have been doing all sorts of digging, from his past comments calling
Trump �America�s Hitler� to his more recent comments calling the U.K. �an
Islamist country� after the Labour party�s election win. While he may not
be your typical Republican in some ways, in many ways Vance is very much a
member of the party through and through.

One way in particular is his blatant hypocrisy and racism. Despite his
previous racist remarks and, you know, being a Republican, Vance seems to
have no qualms about profiting off of a company that helps foreign
investors buy U.S. land � something I�m sure many Republican voters,
particularly the rural working class from which Vance came, and that he
describes in his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, would certainly have an issue
with.

That�s right, a post to X has already alerted many to Vance�s business
dealings which I�m sure he�d rather keep quiet. According to Dr Sarah Taber
(@SarahTaber_bww) the potential Republican VP is one of the key investors
in a company called AcreTrader, she also shares an article from
BusinessWire which goes into more detail regarding the company.

To be clear, I find much of the fear-mongering over foreigners buying
US farmland to be overblown.

But it IS happening. And it does raise some security questions.

And now, a guy who personally profits off it is running for Vice
President.
� Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) July 17, 2024

What is AcreTrader?

According to the article shared by Dr. Taber, the company �dynamically
connects investors, land, and farmers.� It has recently raised $40 million
to expand its reach allowing more investors to invest in U.S. farmland.
This isn�t necessarily a problem, although there are many that don�t like
the idea of U.S. land being so easily bought by investors from outside the
country.
Is JD Vance really profiting off of AcreTrader?

The article doesn�t go into detail regarding the investors in the company,
however, Fast Company lists it as one of his many investments that are
under $15k, although it doesn�t specify how much he�s in for, exactly.
Vance�s investment firm, Narya, owns huge stakes in AcreTrader according
Dr. Taber, and checking the company�s investor portfolio on Pitchbook.com
shows that the firm is indeed investing in the business.

According to an article from TechCrunch, Vance stepped down from running
Narya Capital, but Dr. Taber points out that �there�s no sign that he�s
sold his stake or handed over control of his ownership.� So all things
considered, it seems likely that he is still profiting from stakes in
AcreTrader.
The Response

The responses to the post are a strange mix of Republicans who have come in
to defend Vance, with one individual accusing Dr. Taber of �spitting
falsehoods,� and what seems like more Republicans coming in to call Vance a
�traitor.� Dr. Taber specifies that she believes �fear-mongering over
foreigners buying US farmland� is overblown, but that it does raise some
security questions.

On 2024-08-05 22:49:58 +0000, Roger Stone said:

> Is JD Vance really profiting off of the Uber of U.S. farmland? AcreTrader,
> explained
> People have been looking into Vance's investment history.

Helping China to buy up US land (while cursing them out of the other
side of your mouth), that sounds typically Trumpian to me.

super70s wrote:
> that sounds typically Trumpian to me.

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Tim Walz may have the manner of a kindly, Midwestern dad. But when it
comes to protecting the country’s children from transgender medical
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Vice President Kamala Harris tapped the Minnesota governor as her
running mate Tuesday, prompting scrutiny of his progressive record on
everything from immigration to abortion and gender ideology.

Walz signed a cluster of legislation in April 2023 that established
Minnesota as a haven for children who want puberty blockers, cross-sex
hormones, or transgender surgeries.

One law Walz signed allows Minnesota to seize custody of a child whose
parents refuse to provide “gender affirming care.”

“A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child
is present in this state and … the child has been unable to obtain
gender-affirming health care,” the bill reads.

The same law says Minnesota will refuse to help if another state is
trying to remove a child from his or her parents because the parents are
subjecting the child to hormone treatments or surgeries.

At the signing, Walz squeezed the hand of a 12-year-old boy wearing a
dress who identified as a girl. A six-year-old boy, also in a dress, was
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“For trans rights,” the squirming six-year-old said when asked by a
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“Guess what? Love wins,” Walz said at the order signing.

Walz’s lieutenant governor, Peggy Flanagan, wore a shirt with a picture
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In May of last year, Walz signed legislation requiring boys’ bathrooms
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