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Assuming that scalping is legal, and doesn't break some contractual agreement with the ticket seller, it is not "hurtful". What is best for society is not to g
by yetanotherphd 13y ago
Assuming that scalping is legal, and doesn't break some contractual agreement with the ticket seller, it is not "hurtful".
What is best for society is not to give things to those who want/need them most, but to people who are willing to pay the most for them.
This is the first welfare theorem. The "suits" earned their money, and what is the point of earning money if you can only use it to buy things other people don't want? If you want to do redistribution, then it should be done fairly, through taxation, but after the redistribtution is done, there is no better way to distribute resources than on a willingness-to-pay basis
- underwater 13y agoWhat an awful world view. People should always come second to those who have more money than them?
- yetanotherphd 13y agoThat's why we redistribute money. It's not the worldview that is awful, it's the fact the people prefer to spend money on themselves, than on other people. Once you're done with redistribution, then the time for complaining that I can afford X while the starving artist who really appreciates it can't, is over. EDIT: But to clarify, yes, if a person is willing to pay more for something, they should receive it. If you oppose this, then what you really oppose is that one person is richer than another. Hence the discussion on redistribution.
- f7t7ft7 13y agoNo, you can figure out when the tickets go on sale to the event that you just can't miss and you can get them early just like the scalpers do, if you actually are such a big fan...