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Is the Inaguration worth $50,000 a ticket

Is 50k too much to spend on a ticket

  • Yes

    Votes: 11 55.0%

  • No

    Votes: 9 45.0%
  • Total voters
    20
It's pure insanity...

As much as I was thrilled to have Obama voted into office, this is just getting out of hand...

They are telling people as far away as Northern Virginia to *walk* to the event, as there will be no parking or facilities to accommodate them...

Um. Hello ?

I'm familiar with that area, and a walk from Virgina would be about 15 miles, walking along the Interstate.

Oh, honey !

I'm all for Obama, but let's get realistic here.... :rolleyes:
 
marleyisalegend said:
Good idea, hey why not make everything free so everybody can do everything they wanna do!

In the real world events like this cost money to put together. If I had the money laying around I would go just to witness history in the making. I don't understand this concept of dictating how other people spend their money, especially if they earned it.
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This isn't the umpteenth Cher Farewell tour, this is a presidential inauguration. I, in no ways, claim that everything should be free. However, i believe that the presidential inauguration should be attended in majority by the electorate that got the President there in the first place.
 
m1thousand said:
Its worth it. Its an historic event. A Black men is becoming President.
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I agree. It's an historical event.

For what it's worth, people pay $2,500 to watch a baseball game. $50,000 to watch history in the making seems a pittance.
 
gsdx said:
For what it's worth, people pay $2,500 to watch a baseball game. $50,000 to watch history in the making seems a pittance.
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Well, yes.

But, the National Baseball League is a privately held business. Let them get what ever they can from the idiots who want to pay that much for a ticket, that's good ol' American capitalism at it's best.

The swearing in of a PUBLIC figure is something else entirely. It should be free for all. After all WE are paying for it, in the end. (Literally) ;)
 
marleyisalegend said:
Both are simply productions. Productions cost money.



First of all, you're speaking as if the votes of poor people count more than the votes of rich people. Obama got plenty of affluent votes. If I'm not mistaken, hasn't this event always had a fee attached to it? Is this the first time there's been a cover charge?
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No, its not the first time "donations" have allowed the wealthy to attend. However, it is the first time a Black man is voted president and the first time the tickets have run for such an insane amount of money.
 
marleyisalegend said:
Isn't that how our market goes? When demand goes up, don't prices follow? Demand has certainly gone up, for once we're actually seeing someone of color being sworn into office, doesn't that make the tickets more valuable AKA more costly?
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I understand WHY its happening. I have been arguing that it's completely wrong. The inauguration should not be reduced to some red carpet event. This is a special moment in history that should be equally obtainable for all regardless of race or class. Anyone should be able to attend, including the wealthy. I just believe it should be representational of all of society. That's why this is a public event and while only your congressperson can get you tickets. Symbolically, all of US America is present at the ceremony. When tickets are sold to the highest bidder, the top 2% is over-represented. That is my main argument. I understand how capitalism works, I understand that its historic value will drive up the monetary value. However, this should be prevented, because it's so historic. Of all inaugurations, this one truly needs to be representational.
 
Joshua_me said:
Well, yes.

But, the National Baseball League is a privately held business. Let them get what ever they can from the idiots who want to pay that much for a ticket, that's good ol' American capitalism at it's best.

The swearing in of a PUBLIC figure is something else entirely. It should be free for all. After all WE are paying for it, in the end. (Literally) ;)
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Ok, but the tickets don't pay for public events. They pay for private events, and the money will be used for the PUBLIC event.

Why has no one figured that out yet? And just to mention, this happens every four years for every president. Don't start caring now.
 
star-warrior said:
Wonder what the money goes towards...

If it's good causes, then no, they should pay twice that or more.
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Good lord, have you even read this thread? All the money is paid to the INAUGURATION COMMITTEE, which uses all that money to pay for the inauguration.
 
sentirpromesas said:
No, its not the first time "donations" have allowed the wealthy to attend. However, it is the first time a Black man is voted president and the first time the tickets have run for such an insane amount of money.
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Actually, Bush asked for bigger donations for his inaguration, and people paid. I believe people paid as much as $250,000 for a Bush ticket.

Obama has set a cap of $50,000
 
sentirpromesas said:
I understand WHY its happening. I have been arguing that it's completely wrong. The inauguration should not be reduced to some red carpet event. This is a special moment in history that should be equally obtainable for all regardless of race or class. Anyone should be able to attend, including the wealthy. I just believe it should be representational of all of society. That's why this is a public event and while only your congressperson can get you tickets. Symbolically, all of US America is present at the ceremony. When tickets are sold to the highest bidder, the top 2% is over-represented. That is my main argument. I understand how capitalism works, I understand that its historic value will drive up the monetary value. However, this should be prevented, because it's so historic. Of all inaugurations, this one truly needs to be representational.
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Yawn, it is accessible to all people. If you got your free ticket early enough, you will be there to see him sworn in. Just because you won't be front row doesn't and shouldn't mean anything.

The tickets are for private events. If you want to go to a private event then pay up.
 
BlackWolf said:
Ok, but the tickets don't pay for public events. They pay for private events, and the money will be used for the PUBLIC event.

Why has no one figured that out yet? And just to mention, this happens every four years for every president. Don't start caring now.
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I've figured it out, sweetness. The part that bothers me is that the folks who pay for the private events will also be treated like VIP's in the public one as well.

The best seats, preferential treatment... Hell, there will probably be an open bar by the stage. ( ;) )

I know this is nothing new, but I'm going to start caring about it now if you don't mind.
 
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