[kaptain]

I get the opposition to corporate branding in public spaces. But there’s also the complaint that corporations don’t contribute to the public good. I’m guessing David Teare didn’t want it named after him. You could have it named after a significant historical local figure but that still doesn’t address the issue of how to foster goodwill by demonstrating your company acts in ways that benefits the public good.

[vlz]

> how to foster goodwill by demonstrating your company acts in ways that benefits the public good

Can't you just have a sign there that mentions the generous donation? Maybe even a big sign? Multiple signs? Naming the park might even backfire and do the opposite of fostering goodwill. It’s dystopian.

[KyeRussell]

Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t.

[sangpal]

Can't they name it something else and simply mention somewhere that it is paid for by 1Password?

[booi]

1Password Park brought to you by Agilebits

[ipaddr]

They probably cannot write off the expense if they get no clear value from it

[TaylorAlexander]

> I get the opposition to corporate branding in public spaces. But there’s also the complaint that corporations don’t contribute to the public good.

I don't have an opinion about this particular park but usually what people ask for is to tax corporations and use the funds for public good. This means that the public gets to decide how the funds are used rather than the corporation.

Though my preferred economic arrangement is an economy comprised primarily of cooperatives, and perhaps some federation of cooperatives to decide on allocation of funds for public good.

[KennyBlanken]

> But there’s also the complaint that corporations don’t contribute to the public good.

Then there's the complaint that corporations will do things like spend X dollars on a park to show what great guys they are, and then engage in tax-dodging like registering their trademark to a foreign entity and coincidentally every year the "royalties" on the trademark just magically work out so the domestic company doesn't make any money...and they end up avoiding Y taxes, where Y is probably several orders of magnitude greater than X.

And then there's all the tax breaks companies get when they make noise about thinking of moving somewhere else.

I don't know if 1password does any of this, primarily because I can't find the slightest bit of tax information about 1password (or "Agilebits", the actual corporate name.)

[KyeRussell]

What do you want then?