Hey, let’s regulate ALL prices we don’t like! How about a new BMW for $200? Maybe a $2000 three-bedroom house on a quarter acre? And a whole new meaning to “penny loafers”?
All you have to do is pass some government laws to repeal the laws of economics and you can have all your wishes come true. Now, about that pesky number pi. Couldn’t we just round it to 3?
It’s not the secondary-market prices that I object to; it’s the fact that ordinary people don’t have the same access to face-value tickets as armies of ticket brokers with hacking programs all set to scoop up all the best seats the second they go onsale. If you want anything like a decent seat, you have almost no chance of getting it for the price that’s actually printed on the ticket. Unfortunately, it’s hard to legislate your way around that.
Really easy to legislate, which is why it will never happen.
No tickets.
You buy a reserved seat in your name, only the person with ID that matches the master list can use that seat.
Registered organizations (schools, corporations, Media) can purchase “occupant to be named later” reservations, but no more than 20% of the available seats.
We have passed laws to repeal the laws of economics. Deregulation tilted the field in favor of financial interests and did exactly that.
Now we’re reaping the whirlwind. It’s your heroes, not ours, who brought us to this pass. And they’re doing all they can to keep their gravy train running as the rest of us suffer.
BTW, Oklahoma rounded pi to 3 once. It was about the time they raised the drinking age to 44 by mistake. They thought they’d legislate some more morality and….
pschearer Premium Member over 15 years ago
Hey, let’s regulate ALL prices we don’t like! How about a new BMW for $200? Maybe a $2000 three-bedroom house on a quarter acre? And a whole new meaning to “penny loafers”?
All you have to do is pass some government laws to repeal the laws of economics and you can have all your wishes come true. Now, about that pesky number pi. Couldn’t we just round it to 3?
ewennick over 15 years ago
It’s not the secondary-market prices that I object to; it’s the fact that ordinary people don’t have the same access to face-value tickets as armies of ticket brokers with hacking programs all set to scoop up all the best seats the second they go onsale. If you want anything like a decent seat, you have almost no chance of getting it for the price that’s actually printed on the ticket. Unfortunately, it’s hard to legislate your way around that.
Miserichord over 15 years ago
Really easy to legislate, which is why it will never happen. No tickets. You buy a reserved seat in your name, only the person with ID that matches the master list can use that seat. Registered organizations (schools, corporations, Media) can purchase “occupant to be named later” reservations, but no more than 20% of the available seats.
Gwyon over 15 years ago
We have passed laws to repeal the laws of economics. Deregulation tilted the field in favor of financial interests and did exactly that.
Now we’re reaping the whirlwind. It’s your heroes, not ours, who brought us to this pass. And they’re doing all they can to keep their gravy train running as the rest of us suffer.
BTW, Oklahoma rounded pi to 3 once. It was about the time they raised the drinking age to 44 by mistake. They thought they’d legislate some more morality and….