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Cato Weekly Podcast • April 23, 2024 

# North Carolina Made Big Promises to VinFast and Locals Are Paying the Price 

North Carolina’s pursuit of VinFast to make electric vehicles in the state has placed dozens of homeowners in a difficult spot. Paul Best explains how [economic development ran headlong into homeowners’ property rights](https://www.cato.org/free-society/between-new-factory-old-church-vinfasts-bumpy-road-north-carolina).

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##### [Paul Best](/people/paul-best)

Managing Editor of *Free Society*, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute