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The latest in a recurring survey by the Global Business Travel Association showed growing optimism among corporate travel buyers regarding She lost antidepressant prescriptions along with her ability to see a therapist. Eventually, she dropped out of college. And an inability to pay is common. So far in in San Francisco, an average of 3, traffic tickets a month have been issued, and about 1, late-payment civil assessments levied.

In other words, about a third of those who got cited were charged late-pay assessments as well. The upshot of all this is a regressive, two-tiered justice system. If you have money, you may complain about the high cost of a traffic ticket, but you pony up and move on. In his new budget, Gov. Such programs, however, have low takeup rates. We need solutions that permanently wipe out these fees. State Sen.

Steven Bradford D-Gardena has introduced Senate Bill , which would eliminate a big chunk of the problem, wiping out 39 add-on fees, including civil assessments. It would also erase current outstanding fine-and-fee debt. Because Live Nation controls a significant portion of both markets, the extra fees give the company an enormous competitive edge.

Moreover, if the GAO report is correct, Ticketmaster is not abiding by earlier promises to stop some of its deceptive tactics. Although Ticketmaster settled the case with the Federal Trade Commission in , the GAO found that the company continues to engage in similarly manipulative practices.

Not all of the problems identified by the GAO can be attributed solely to Live Nation, and many of them predate the merger. But there is no question that Live Nation is exploiting the system to its advantage. The company has sway over nearly every facet of the live-event business: recording, record sales, licensing, talent management, venue ownership, ticketing services and even concessions.

Its dominance is reminiscent of the old Hollywood studio system, in which men like Jack Warner and Louis B. Mayer exerted near total power: writing and producing all their movies, holding exclusive contracts with actors, colluding to control how films were distributed and owning the theaters in which they were shown.

That system of vertical integration stifled independent producers until the Supreme Court forced studios to sell their theaters. The ticket marketplace is mammoth, nontransparent and wildly speculative, and federal regulation is nonexistent. Without action from Congress and more stringent enforcement from the Department of Justice, there is no reason to believe Live Nation Entertainment will behave any differently now.

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