I've suggested before in political communities the idea of selling the naming rights of government structures that are currently named after earmark-writing politicians.
I reasoned that it couldn't be more shameful to have structures named for Frito Lay than Robert Byrd or John Murtha.
I'd like to reserve one thing in West Virginia to name after a real West Virginia hero like Chuck Yeager, but otherwise they could be corporate naming rights.
By the way, I really think that valuation given for US gold reserves is way low. I suspect that estimate comes from an outdated price on an ounce of gold, perhaps dating back to the fixed $35-an-ounce regime of Bretton Woods.
If you could get the current price out of the sales, it would probably amount to trillions of dollars.
Yes, I have. But they key word is "trying." He's an old man now, and his influence may be waning, or starting to wane, as younger would-be Evil Overlords enter the game. If a second organization is created, he might be the one whom the media cite as its creator, but others might be the real key players behind it, using him as a cover because he's a media darling.
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I reasoned that it couldn't be more shameful to have structures named for Frito Lay than Robert Byrd or John Murtha.
I'd like to reserve one thing in West Virginia to name after a real West Virginia hero like Chuck Yeager, but otherwise they could be corporate naming rights.
By the way, I really think that valuation given for US gold reserves is way low. I suspect that estimate comes from an outdated price on an ounce of gold, perhaps dating back to the fixed $35-an-ounce regime of Bretton Woods.
If you could get the current price out of the sales, it would probably amount to trillions of dollars.
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