If you own a bookshop, pay rent to the landlord and taxes to the state, spend a good chunk on advertising directing people to your location, someone can come along with a cart, set up in front of your shop, and proceed to sell books with impunity. Hey, it's a free market, right?
I never made the suggestion that the public consumers were responsible for ensuring the dealers turn a profit. What I did say is the money that the vendors pay to the festival ensures that many of its costs can be met - regardless of patronage.
Ultimately, the festivals I've attended all have had strict policies on unregulated vendors, and will happily revoke badges when they catch them, usually citing health & tax code violations.
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By your argument...
Date: 2005-08-04 07:24 am (UTC)I never made the suggestion that the public consumers were responsible for ensuring the dealers turn a profit. What I did say is the money that the vendors pay to the festival ensures that many of its costs can be met - regardless of patronage.
Ultimately, the festivals I've attended all have had strict policies on unregulated vendors, and will happily revoke badges when they catch them, usually citing health & tax code violations.