Ticketmaster has exclusive deals with 80% of large venues in the country, allowing the company to set prices and gouge customers with fees.
Monopolization isn't just bad for the music industry, it's bad for the entire American economy.
There's a lot of talk about how abolition is impractical, abolitionists don't have ideas for what to do about crime right here and now, and about how "police are necessary." So here's a thread with examples of cities implementing non-police responses as we speak. 🧵