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Israeli MP Plans Passing a New Popcorn Law
Israeli lawmaker Carmel Shama is taking on the tough issue of overpriced popcorn at the movies. "We have to put an end to this. The public should not have to mortgage their houses for a soft drink and a snack," Shama said. He plans to bring his "popcorn law," which would put limits on what public entertainment venues could charge, up for a vote when the parliament returns from Passover break next week. I'm sure Israelis are glad that they have no other issues that need to be addressed right now.
Because the Israeli gov't can work on exactly ONE problem at a time. Science can only work on curing cancer and nothing else.
*sigh*
Frack you, subby.
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popcorn goes from 10 to 2, movie goes from 10 to 18 to compensate, This won't work well...
When I go to a restaurant I pay for a meal. If I don't I'm taking up space. They'll throw me out even if I don't take anything along. When I go to the cinema I go there to watch a movie and have already payed for an expensive ticket.
Should a hotel confiscate your phone on the grounds that you're less likely to use the pricey hotel phone and WiFi services?
Should airlines confiscate iPods and the like because they want to force you to pay for in-flight entertainment?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_gouging
Did you *read* the wikipedia article to which you linked? Expensive popcorn is not price gouging. Price gouging is when, for example, you raise the price of your bread from $2 per loaf to $20 per loaf after a hurricane. If your bread was always $20 per loaf it's not price gouging. Also, price gouging typically only applies to 'essentials' like food, fuel etc. A big tub o' popcorn and a liter of pepsi is hardly an essential.