In an effort to raise revenue, the state of New Jersey has announced the availability of the Statue of Liberty to be used for advertising space. In a bold move, two lighter companies have entered a bidding war. The undisclosed current amount, said to exceed $10 Million USD, will go toward education in the Garden State. Reconstruction will take place over the next four months to remove the iconic torch and replace it with a functional scale model of the lighter company with the highest bid. Several celebrities have expressed interest in purchasing the soon to be discarded torch.
Note: this is an April fools joke.