[ [link removed] ]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress




We’ve known for a long time that monopolies are trouble, but this week’s
Ticketmaster debacle is causing major bad blood.

As Alexandria pointed out this week, Ticketmaster is a monopoly and its
merger with LiveNation should never have been approved.

Ticketmaster needs to be reigned in. It’s time to break them up.

[ [link removed] ]There’s a movement pushing the Department of Justice to investigate
Ticketmaster and take on their monopoly. If you agree, will you send an
email to the Justice Department here to add your voice?

[ [link removed] ]Break up Ticketmaster →

[ [link removed] ]AOC Tweet: Daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, it’s merger
with LiveNation should never have been approved, and they need to be
reigned in. Break them up.

Alexandria has been very outspoken about the impact of corporate
monopolies and how the consequences can be deadly. 

Take the national baby formula shortage in May of this year. The ENTIRE
U.S. infant formula market is controlled by just three or four companies.
That means that if something happens to one supplier, the entire supply is
crippled. And that’s exactly what happened.

In addition, corporate monopolies are also one of the root causes of
inflation. The consolidation of market power and the fact that the most
basic goods – housing, food, etc. – are concentrated into oligopolies
means that these huge corporations will price gouge just because they
can. 

Whether it’s power companies like ConEd price gouging customers on their
electricity bills, or Ticketmaster price gouging on concert tickets, the
principle is the same: When one company controls the entire market,
regular people have to fight for access, and are often shut out. 

[ [link removed] ]We must hold Ticketmaster — and all corporations from Amazon to
Facebook and Exxon — accountable. Send a message to the Department of
Justice now.

Thank you for speaking out. 

– Team AOC 


 

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