Posted by
Dave Kooker on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:36:35 AM
I always wonder if political power trumps common sense or if these elected politician really do not understand free trade economics. My personal belief is that these politicians begin to believe that they have absolute power and that the area citizens are now thier indentured servants. Gifts and favors are to be bestowed onto them or face the wrath of unfavorable laws which will cause you harm.
Florida Representative Dan Gelber inspirited me to write this topic unto printed words today.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/SEctions/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4225&SessionId=42
I was watching channel 47 (CBS) in Jacksonville FL, morning's first mistake, as I was getting dressed for work. The CBS morning show first had a news clip about the popularity of the teen sensation ‘Hanna Montana’ and how expensive the show tickets could be. I was shocked to learn that individuals pay from 250 up to 20K dollars for an individual show ticket. All I can say is better your money than mine. I thought paying 50 dollars to see George Thorogood at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville was pricey. The news clip also mentioned that the concerts would sell out within 4 minutes by sophisticated ticket purchasers who would then resell the tickets.
The next clip was a live interview with Florida Rep Dan Gelber and his 3 daughters complaining how expensive the Hanna Montana were and that he was introducing legislative law to stop the practice of individuals reselling the concert tickets. Florida Rep Dan Gelber shamelessly used his daughters to complain in the camera how unfair ticket reselling (sometimes called scalping) was.
Since when did it become illegal or unfair to illegally purchase a product and then resell the product/item to someone else who was willing to voluntarily purchase the product/item at your asking price? If my fellow man/woman wants to spend 500 dollars to see this teen sensation have at it. Just don’t ask me to loan you money to make your rent payment, the answer is going to be no.
Florida Rep Dan Gelber did you expect someone to mail you free tickets for your family. Did you expect the tax-payer to subsidize the tickets? If you want the tickets bad enough, pay the market value price for the tickets. Typically with teen sensations If you wait another year the fame is gone and you may be watching Hanna Montana perform in a Shopping mall for free during a mall grand opening.
I sent a quick email to Florida Rep Dan Gelber on his web site. I wonder if he will respond back.
I watched you on CBS Morning show this morning crying about how expensive Hanna Montana tickets are. Well Dan, that is called free trade economics. The tickets are purchased at a price that the recipient is willing to pay. Just dig in your pocket a little deeper and pay 'market' price. Don't you politicians have better things to do like property tax reform?
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