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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Ken et al,
The arenas that are in use often have contracts with vendors in the arena. ... We should not interfere with the ability of someone to make a living. ....
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I disagree. The basis of capitalism is the people who provide the best value (quality at low cost) are the ones who succeed. In this situation we have just the opposite. The vendors have a captive market, a monopoly by decree.
If the best they can do is serve slop at exorbitant prices then they should find a job doing something else. They should not be sitting in a mansion in Florida somewhere while their food service business rakes in millions of dollars at our expense.
I acknowledge our situation is unique - these venues are normally used for sporting events that last 2 or 3 hours at the most. For those types of events grabbing a hot dog for a snack (for $4) is OK. Being in the building for 10 hours a day, 3 days in a row, and your only choices are to eat the same junk, or to wander off for an hour to find a good meal, just doesn't make any sense.