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Monday, August 3, 2009

Media / News The Nation on The Paulsons' "Edifice Complex"

Posted by Matt Davis on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:28 PM

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PAULSON: I DRINK YOUR NATION ARTICLES...I DRINK THEM UP...

So begins today's article by Dave Zirin & Jules Boykoff:

For Henry Paulson and his son Merritt, the taxpayers of Portland, Oregon, must look like geese with an infinite supply of golden eggs.

Oooh.
The junior Paulson recently crowed, "I challenge people to find a better deal out there for the city."

As it turns out, numerous alternative funding options exist, as long as Portland is willing to live up to its reputation as a creative city.

Call us purveyors of the obvious, but we think one "better deal" for the city would have the Paulsons paying for their own sporty ventures.


"In 2006 [Hank Paulson] bestowed $100 million to an environmental charity. Why can't he make a much smaller donation to his son?" asks the article.

There's also the option of pursuing a better naming-rights agreement with PGE. "Earlier this year CEO Peggy Fowler was handed an $11 million golden parachute upon her departure—coincidentally, almost the exact sum Portland residents are being asked to fork over."

Zing! Head over there and read it.

 

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1
I hate rich people.

I wish it were still the 50s.

I hate rich people.
Posted by Sock Person on August 3, 2009 at 2:39 PM · Report
2
None of that matters because I really really like soccer.
Posted by Blabby on August 3, 2009 at 2:55 PM · Report
3
Cue Torrid Joe....
Posted by Steve R. on August 3, 2009 at 3:09 PM · Report
4
I'll bet the environmental CHARITY that got a HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS from Paulson doesn't hate rich people.
Posted by D on August 3, 2009 at 3:31 PM · Report
5
Haters gotta hate
Lovers gotta love
I don't really want
none of the above
Posted by Daaaaave on August 3, 2009 at 3:41 PM · Report
6
I drink your biting my style. I drink it up!
Posted by idrinktheline on August 3, 2009 at 5:38 PM · Report
7
Hey Matt,
I had this amazing beef short rib sandwich with cotija cheese and pickeled radish at Meat Cheese Bread. That place is pretty good have you been there?
Posted by Finnegan on August 3, 2009 at 9:38 PM · Report
8
Where is Portland Lover? Oh wait...he's in Seattle. Damn!
Posted by BlackedOut on August 4, 2009 at 12:17 AM · Report
9
Fuck taxpayers, I wanna sing the 'ole, ole ole ole' song.
Posted by soccer fan on the street on August 4, 2009 at 9:11 AM · Report
10
Great article, asks some important questions. Pretty sick that it seems guys like Finnegan would rather people didn't ask questions...
Posted by Dignified Rear Admiral on August 4, 2009 at 5:51 PM · Report

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