Re: \"Culture of Life\"
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"Hancock Tower and the Prudential"
I thought I was wrong on the names.
Those are both insurace companies nevertheless.
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True -- but if I'm not mistaken, Prudential Financial sold the building years ago; it's now owned by a real estate development firm that leases the office spaces to various tenants; the building did retain the Prudential name, however.
Regardless, I happen to agree that it's rather unremarkable the two tallest buildings in Boston were named after insurance companies, and don't believe its representative any kind of undue influence on the part of insurance companies, either in Boston or in the country at large.
There's probably much more compelling evidence to demonstrate that insurance companies wield a lot of power than pointing to Boston skyscrapers.
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