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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
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Sunday, July 29, 2012 :::
When people are paying top dollar for Olympic tickets and the lower bowl looks practically deserted, you can bet there is going to be anger.
It's not like this hasn't been seen before at the Games — large blocks of empty seats that are said to be sold but are unoccupied. The price point might not also reflect [that] there is a recession. However, it's become a scandal in London after even venues in the marquee sports were half-empty. (Predictably, there is "The empty seat" Twitter account: @OlympicSeat). Meantime, Scotland Yard is probing some instances of ticket scalping. "Meantime". Not that cracking down on people who don't want to use tickets trying to sell them to people who do want to use them might, in some way, relate to empty seats at venues.
::: posted by dWj at 9:10 PM
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