"Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA) says she's disturbed by reports that some inauguration tickets are being sold online for as much as $40,000. She says she's writing to eBay and other sites to make sure they're not involved in ticket scalping. The 240,000 available tickets are supposed to be free to the public, and given out through congressional offices. Feinstein is also working on a bill that would make it a federal crime to sell tickets to the inauguration."
So now in this country which wants open markets around the world, free trade, which champions individual initiative, entrepreneurship, etc., etc., etc., a US Senator is disturbed that that same entrepreneurship might net some not-so-creative people some super profits. She wants to make it a federal crime. Wow, I am impressed by this hypocrisy.
Since when are we not supposed to take advantage of the supposedly free market and provide goods where there is a demand? Isn't that essential for free market capitalism.
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