This one story explains why everything from Taylor Swift to Tyson Chicken is so f-ed up.
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SOURCES:
TicketMaster dominates the live event industry with threats: https://nyti.ms/2uIOK3O
Springsteen vs. LiveNation https://bit.ly/2tBOEHD
TicketMaster merger is waved through by Obama admin: https://nyti.ms/3RXcnMK
TicketMaster retaliating against venues: https://ampr.gs/3I2fIpu
AT&T / TimeWarner merger was a disaster: https://nyti.ms/3YTYRfr
WBD to cut 3 billion in budget https://bit.ly/3Yz478u
Animation cut from HBO Max https://bit.ly/3K1X1Vw
HBO Max price increase: https://bit.ly/3XrP1QB
Americans have no choice in internet provider: https://bit.ly/3HRZU8E
Matt Stoller's amazing piece on the cheerleading monopoly Varsity: https://bit.ly/3RWJjVU
Tyson mistreating chickens: https://wapo.st/3lCESDk
Meatpacker profits skyrocket: https://reut.rs/3I2t98D
Income inequality graphs: https://bit.ly/2FvT7Rg
Judges flown to free market seminars: https://bit.ly/3I3D9P2
Monopolies in every industry: https://bit.ly/2ShvykF
Monopolies lead to inequality: https://bit.ly/3xl11sr
Gov't blocks Penguin merger: https://reut.rs/3Iot2Wr
DOJ investigating TicketMaster: https://nyti.ms/3IpD7mf
While I agree that Ticketmaster is a fucked up monopoly,
Implies that what you’re going to say next is something that either excuses them or is worse than them, but you go on to say:
the only one fucked were those buying tickets.
Which, imo, is true but does not follow the logic of the “while” statement.
Then you go on to say:
Taylor will easily survive another day; those that sold their pancreases for a seat…not so much
Which makes me think you are blaming Taylor Swift for Ticketmaster’s prices, or at least saying that she is complacent in some way. But the point is the prices were set by Ticketmaster, and padded with exorbitant fees that Taylor had no control over.
Your comment is confusing me.
Implies that what you’re going to say next is something that either excuses them or is worse than them, but you go on to say:
Which, imo, is true but does not follow the logic of the “while” statement.
Then you go on to say:
Which makes me think you are blaming Taylor Swift for Ticketmaster’s prices, or at least saying that she is complacent in some way. But the point is the prices were set by Ticketmaster, and padded with exorbitant fees that Taylor had no control over.