Two of these things -- baseball and disneyland are clear monopolies. The other thing -- movies is not really that expensive if you do not buy the food and you should not be teaching your kids to eat at the movies anyways.
A lot of people are talking about the way the working class has been screwed over since the seventies. That is a good point.
But another more practical point is that if you do not want to pay through the nose you have to keep your wits about you, know the price gouging monopolies and avoid them. Take your kids to a national park instead. Or to a soccer game. Or to a museum.
One of the ways America is becoming a country for the rich is that monopolies are becoming more acceptable both in mass culture and politically and legally. As an ordinary person you can push against that. The easiest and first way you should push against is with your wallet and with your spending. Then you can do the more complex thing -- elect politicians that will not tolerate monopolies.
A lot of people are talking about the way the working class has been screwed over since the seventies. That is a good point.
But another more practical point is that if you do not want to pay through the nose you have to keep your wits about you, know the price gouging monopolies and avoid them. Take your kids to a national park instead. Or to a soccer game. Or to a museum.
One of the ways America is becoming a country for the rich is that monopolies are becoming more acceptable both in mass culture and politically and legally. As an ordinary person you can push against that. The easiest and first way you should push against is with your wallet and with your spending. Then you can do the more complex thing -- elect politicians that will not tolerate monopolies.