After a summer of price gouging fans, Live Nation-Ticketmaster is on track to have its most profitable year ever.
Total revenue for 2022 is $12.3B so far, which is 43% higher than what it was at this time in 2019, their pre-pandemic year and most-profitable on record.
Don’t believe the analyst jargon. There’s only ONE reason that Live Nation-Ticketmaster reported these massive earnings this quarter: monopoly power.
Thanks to the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger of 2010, they've had free rein to dominate the live events market.
3/ Next is a NEW video from @MorePerfectUS, featuring @doctorow, that breaks down how Ticketmaster has weaponized its market power to bully its way to dominance.
1/ We often hear how government and politics are dysfunctional, rife with lobbyist control. But in one area - competition policy to deal with corporate power - things are quietly going…well. Follow along as we try to convince you. 🧵 economicliberties.us/press-release/…
2/ One year ago, @POTUS rightly acknowledged that the past 40 years of encouraging monopoly power has been a terrible error.
Emphasizing small business, workers, and consumers, he gave the most significant speech on monopolies by a US President since FDR.
3/ Biden then issued an executive order on competition, stating that dealing with corporate power isn’t just for the antitrust agencies but was a job for agencies all across the government. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…