Just caught a piece of rage-inducing news: a Washington State House bill proposing
selling naming rights to elements of public transportation to raise money. As he almost always does, I think Goldy
says it best:
Personally, I'm opposed to selling the naming rights on state bridges and highways because I think it cheapens the commons and
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It seems to me that if you want your name on something you should build it yourself. So, as long the cost of the naming rights equals the cost of construction or maintenance, I'd be OK with naming a bridge or overpass after a company or individual, but just turning our public buildings into billboards is unseemly. The government shouldn't be in the business of owning stadiums, period.
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Thank you. My point exactly.
My initiative would not require 100% cost coverage, but that's because I was feeling generous last night.
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