LAist: Advertising on Amber Alert Signs

scotyosh

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:01:57 -0800

If it can get us out of this deficit faster, I am for it.

polaroidgirl

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:32:26 -0800

Not unless they reverse the stupid hands free law.

jrb

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:39:22 -0800

"Apparently, wealthy people would actually pay more of their income to the state the poor people, and as a result, the state would benfit by having more resources." Wow Ross, you mean this civilization speak of actually required wealthy people to have some type of social responsibility? What a novel concept. Smacks of Communizim though. Never work in this day and age.

msmerymac

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:18:06 -0800

Uh, well, we can't put those on federal highways as it's illegal to have billboards within 600 feet of federally funded roads (so that's the 5, the 10, etc, etc). Of course I'm sure Clear Channel has a small army of lobbyists who will get special waivers if need be.

GarySe7en

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:10:17 -0800

People are distracted enough with illegally chatting on cell phones while clicking their iPod and drinking coffee, let alone flashy screens projecting pictures everywhere. Do not want.

Ross A. Lincoln

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:02:24 -0800

I was reading about this ancient concept for generating revenues by the state. It's kind of weird, and I doubt it really existed, but according to archealogical sources, state governments use to have something called "progressive taxation". Apparently, wealthy people would actually pay more of their income to the state the poor people, and as a result, the state would benfit by having more resources. I personally don't see how such a system was sustainable. It seems to me that our current system of tax cuts for the rich, while raising the costs of essential services like education and health care for the poor and middle class, and selling off our infrastructure to private companies is a much better system. In fact, we ought to go futher and privatize the police force, fire department and maybe even the government itself.

therobloe

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:01:09 -0800

What an awful idea. While visualizing the cars might be useful, the whole reason people pay attention is because it is important or relevant information. If you dilute that with advertising, nobody will pay attention to these things anymore. Instead of a valuable amber alert system, you'll have a bevy of mostly ignored electronic billboards blighting our freeways more than they already are.

The Ugly American

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:58:08 -0800

Ah, hell no.