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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...
Turns out screening for suicide bombers at theater doors is also a pretty effective means of keeping customers from smuggling in their own refreshments! Here's a thought: eat and drink before and after going to the theater, and raise your middle finger every time you walk past the concession counter!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
The movie companies take most of the profits for showing the movies. Not if you download the movies from bittorent.
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
. . . microkernel is the way to go!
This is what happens when you allow service and goods providers to dictate the usage and buying of customers. Theaters don't allow you to take in anything other than food and drinks bought from them. There aren't that many theaters around that you could say it's the consumers choice. They should just make it illegal for theaters to stop people eating their own food and the problem would be solved.
BAH. I want the overpriced food and drinks. If they take those away, other things will get more expensive. If someone wants to have popcorn and a soda, let them. They won't starve without them. I'd support a law forbidding theaters from not allowing water to be brought in though. The overpriced goods allow ticket prices to remain relatively low.
'Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.' - Mao Tse-tung
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.