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I worked for the National Archives before retiring. Federal, state and local governments have valuable troves of documents and artifacts that would probably bring in enough money to wipe out a big chunk of debt. Just kidding!
New York state and city face huge budget defecits. I wondered about selling the NY senate seat to anyone who would give the state enough money to cover health care, education, mass transit, and social services and housing for the poor, but maybe we should sell naming rights. Do New York City & New York State both need the same name? Call it NY_______ (buyer's name) or NYC _______ (buyer's name).
Interestingly enough I just sold a name to congress for the Big 3 bailout--
The 2008 Edsel loans
I'm from Brooklyn, New York. If I were governor, I'd sell the NY State Assembly and Senate, but I'm not so sure that they're "bleeping golden".
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