Why not forbid any bank receiving taxpayer money to purchase naming rights to sports stadiums and arenas? Citigroup is handing the Mets something like $20 million a year to call their new stadium Citi Field. Surely, the Mets do not need Citigroup’s money — not to mention yours — to keep failing to make the playoffs.That's from Clyde Haberman joshing the banks about ATM fees and non-working pens.
Non-working 'pens indeed!!!1!1!1!!!!!!
Here's a link to Clyde's article, in case he needs the cross-site linking love.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/nyregion/31nyc.html
