FCC going to waste taxpayer money for sponsorship in NASCAR
This is what the government does with your tax money:
Hoping to rev up awareness for the transition to digital TV, the Federal Communications Commission is putting up $350,000 to sponsor Yates Racing’s No. 38.
Starting Sunday, racing fans will be able to see Yates Racing’s Ford Fusion whip around the track with the date of the transition — Feb. 17, 2009 — and the words “Are you ready for digital?” on its hood.
The price tag covers the races at Martinsville, Phoenix and Homestead, and includes the posting of www.dtv.gov along the track, on the car’s sides and on the driver’s helmet and suit.
The market rate for the package is around $450,000.
The government also sponsors a National Guard car, which is driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a U.S. Army car. Normally these type of sponsorships cost around $10-$15 million annually. I am not a supporter of this type of government waste. Let the damn corporations sponsor this stuff, government should NOT be getting involved and spending tax payers dollars on this kind of crap. I do love NASCAR though! Read the full story.
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Tags: dtv, fcc, federal communications commission, ford, ford fusion, homestead, martinsville, nascar, phoenix, robert yates
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October 22nd, 2008 at 3:27 am
FCC going to waste taxpayer money for sponsorship in NASCAR | Kevin Colby: News, Culture, Political blog by your favorite antagonist…
The FCC plans on wasting taxpayer money to promote the DTV swtich over in February. The government also sponsors two other cars in NASCAR. And guess where that sponsorship money comes from?…