Screwing the Commons and All Things Civic

[peristaltor]

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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[peristaltor]

This point as well remains obscure.

[peristaltor]

When their name duns public spaces, I see no difference between a good and a bad company. The latter case only points out the folly of such naming with greater clarity.