Greg Luce notes: > David Brauer [on the position that the Ordway deal would result in its > monopoly of the big theater market] > > No, it is. If you wanted to present a big theater show, where else would you > play? You'd have to deal with the Ordway. > > Me: > > I'm still unconvinced, but open to argument. I'll grudgingly accept for > purposes of this argument that the Ordway deal creates a monopoly on the > 'big theater show' market in the Twin Cities. But I'm unconvinced that the > Ordway--or the proposed Twin Cities Theater Alliance--will exhibit > monopolistic practices, such as artificially inflated ticket prices or, > conversely, artificially low prices to drive perceived competitors away.
I basically agree. While the Ordway deal would create a local theater monopoly, I don't think the harm is that great overall. It is one point among many. Fundamentally, though, the Historic Theater Group deal seems more certain to get the theater debt & capital costs off our backs, which is why (for purposes of Devil's advocacy), I favor that bid in this debate. David Brauer Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
