>I don't see much harm with the naming rights. It's just a
>little icing on the budget cake. The sums taking in will be
>miniscule in comparison to the operating budget of a city
>but it doesn't inconvenience anyone like tax hikes or
>spending cuts.

in an effort not to 'inconvenience' these corporations, we give them these benefits instead of taxing them...

meanwhile they do as they please, lobby and influence domestic as well as foregin policy, and operate with no regard to employees, and place their concern only on stakeholders...

and they are backed/partnered with the government in this effort.