Sunday, March 29, 2009

White House Makes Non Rich Kids Cry (Easter Egg Roll Chaos)

I think we are seeing an example of this White House viewpoint of bold experimentation on a micro level here. I so wished I could recall the exact quote but I think C.S. Lewis once said if there is a long standing tradition on something one should not change it till you really understood the reason for it.

Anyway it appears the Annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House has taken on what happens when one is trying to get a ticket to the LSU/Florida game

See The White House Lays An Easter Egg.

Update see also How Obama Ruined The Easter Egg Roll

From the D.C. Craig list

Behold the free market, and free speech, on display at the Washington Craigslist page:
From an offer to
pay $200: “We want those tickets 1 adult and 2 beautiful children wanting to attend the Egg Roll. Have a heart and we’ll bring you back an egg.”
“I will trade 2 regular season
Redskins tickets for 1 game (no parking) for any time tickets to egg roll 2 adults 2 kids. “
“I am a professional civil engineer about to install solar pv and solar hot water systems in current old-house addition project. …
I will come to your house for a 2-hour session and conduct an in depth solar survey to assess your suitability. … I need 2 adult 2 children tickets — to the 8 a.m. slot if possible.”
“My fam has NEVER been and would love to this year! I can’t afford more than $50 for a pair or 3 tix but perhaps we can trade for them? Here’s an example of 1 of the
things I have to trade.”
“All these people who wanted to get these tickets, and here is our government standing there holding them up just out of reach to see who will
maim and kill and scratch their neighbors’ eyeballs out, and then climb up on their bloody stumps to reach those stupid tickets!”
“Everyone needs to contact the White House and
suggest a lottery system for next year. A lottery system would allow everyone interested an equal chance to get tickets instead of rewarding folks who can try every 5 seconds the entire day.”
“The ‘purpose’ of online tickets this year was to make it more accessible to Americans who otherwise might not be able to go. It is really just a lame excuse for the government to fleece the Americans and
‘change’ a system that was not broken.”

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