Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's an election year, don't hold your breath.
Election year is 25% of a single administration's term, why should events be ignored 25% of the time?
Hell, anymore it’s more like 50%.
US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
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Re: US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
#122If Live Nation-Ticketmaster is not a monopoly then there is no such thing as a monopoly.
But monopolies are not illegal. Violating antitrust law is illegal. --- You don't violate federal law just by being the only company to sell canine banana hammocks.
If LiveNation/TicketMaster aren’t violating antitrust law, there is no antitrust law.
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#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't understand people like you. A government agency does something material to help the consumer and you just shit talk and resort to base cynicism. Nothing would ever change if everyone was as apathetic as you are.
When it comes to holding corporations accountable for their actions, very little actually does ever change. Our entire system treats business/corporations with kid gloves, and it's not a partisan issue that will change with a different party in control.
Remember your paycheck likely comes from one of those companies being profitable.
Re: US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
Cynicism helps people feel smart, when in many cases it actually just reveals their immense ignorance (such as this case).
In this case ticketmaster is a scape goat by design so artists can charge whatever they want.
And what bearing does that have on the discussion at hand?
Re: US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
Going after ticket master makes no sense and would accomplish nothing. Artist set the price of their tickets, ticketmaster is a middleman/scapegoat. Seems it whole scheme worked perfectly if most think they're to blame.
Live Nation owns a significant swathe of venues in America, and requires that artists use Ticketmaster if they want to be able to play those venues. And they continue to buy up more and more venues. Not sure how you can say this integration is just them being 'scapegoated'.
And it's the promoters, on behalf of the artists, who helped secure all those exclusive deals.
Taylor Swift didn't become a billionaire because of Ticketmaster fees.
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
Treasury Direct is for stuff like savings bonds. If you want to donate , it's https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/public/gifts-to-government.h... , but they're not directed donations.
Too bad you can't write conditionals in the memo area: Not for war, over-criminalization, or tax breaks for megacorps, REITs, or billionaires.
Heh, a statement probably most people agree with, but which would render a large amount of "business as usual" unfunded :-D
Re: US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't understand people like you. A government agency does something material to help the consumer and you just shit talk and resort to base cynicism. Nothing would ever change if everyone was as apathetic as you are.
When it comes to holding corporations accountable for their actions, very little actually does ever change. Our entire system treats business/corporations with kid gloves, and it's not a partisan issue that will change with a different party in control.
Nothing will change if you do nothing.
Re: US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
#129What's the typical turn time for a case like this from the time it is filed to the time it is actually in front of a judge/jury? This particular administration only has a guaranteed relevance of about 7 months. It could get extended, or it could get replaced and then cases like this would most likely get dropped. So, why bring it now?
> relevance of about 7 months
Okay, buddy.
Regardless of your political leanings, Biden himself extended a deeply reviled policy on handling border refugees. I think the “cooler” view is that they’re just figureheads.
Re: US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
#130"Listen, if this doesn't make you happy, nothing will." - the DoJ under Biden over the last few months.