By Steve
Gill
Two
pieces of legislation under consideration in Florida could either alter or
protect the way the secondary ticketing market functions... one will ELIMINATE
the rights of fans in the property (tickets) we buy; the other will PROTECT our
right to our property. This SHOULD be an easy choice for conservatives, right?
Florida
House Bill 1353 and Senate Bill 1652, which are being proposed and promoted in
similar versions across the country by Ticketmaster, control what consumers do
with tickets they purchase and own by letting venues (and corporations like
Ticketmaster) dictate whether and how tickets can be resold – or even given
away!
A
recent Zogby poll shows Floridians heavily opposed to any legislation that
restricts our property rights in the tickets WE purchase with OUR money. How
heavily opposed? How about 76%! Yet some Republicans in the legislature (being
urged forward by Ticketmaster’s lobbyists) persist in wanting to legislate
winners (Ticketmaster) and losers (fans). The Ticketmaster scheme gives them a
huge GOVERNMENT MANDATED advantage over competitors in the ticket resale
market. This is government favoring one business over another, picking winners
and losers. [more...]
It
is time to put FANS FIRST, starting in Florida! Go to www.fanfreedom.org
to find out more about this issue that is popping up from Tennessee to Texas to
Florida and beyond.
Steve Gill is a conservative
political commentator and nationally syndicated radio talk host. His website is
www.gillreport.com.
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