And the end of America....
"The Common may go corporate; Group hires consultant who secured funds for NYC park" by Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff | September 16, 2010
The cracked concrete, missing bricks, and growing patches of bald earth on Boston Common have pushed boosters to consider a new initiative: tapping corporations to sponsor repairs and improvements to America’s first park....
Kicking back a little of that tax loot?
In addition to corporate sponsors, Henry Lee, president of the Friends of the Public Garden, which also advocates for the Common, wants the city to charge upkeep fees to film crews and the more than 250 groups a year that hold events on the Common, from Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express to the annual Freedom Rally to legalize marijuana....
What is sad is had he proposed that in the 18th century there would have been a revolt. Today?
Pfffft.
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Also see: Boston Sunday Globe Wake and Bake
MSM Monitor Movie Matinee
Why is Hollywood being awarded any tax money at all?
