Politics (Un)Seriously

The recession (which we're told is now over) put a serious hurting on states throughout the country. California tottered on the edge of implosion. Michigan, Florida, Nevada and Arizona have been particularly hard hit. But only in the Grand Canyon state did some lawmakers come up with a really crazy idea: sell the state capitol and then rent it back over the course of 20 years. The Daily Show went to Phoenix to visit what is indeed a very unattractive 60s-era complex (NOTE: Before joining CQ Politics, your humble Politics (Un)Seriously blogger worked for an Arizona newspaper) to do some due diligence about what a prospective buyer might get for their money. The piece is funny in that uncomfortable kind of way, because you feel bad for the lawmakers who can't even answer a fake journalist's questions about what they're going to do next year when they have to start paying $60 million in rent.

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Arizona State Capitol Building for Sale
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