An editorial in Saturday's New York Times denounced the "astronomical" prices of tickets for some Broadway shows, complaining that "the most desirable shows" are "out of reach for the general public."
It's not clear why the price that a private business charges an individual in a voluntary transaction should be a concern to Times editors, who when they aren't bemoaning the high price of Broadway tickets can be found assuring us that the Federal Reserve's policies haven't led to any inflation, which, by the way (they say), the economy could actually benefit from a bit of.
And the same newspaper that is denouncing the $400 Broadway show ticket as out of reach for the general public is charging subscribers in the Boston area the rate of $837.20 for a home-delivery subscription. Why, one could buy two Broadway tickets for that sum. Attempt to memorialize a dead friend or relative with a death notice in the Times, and, at a reported $55 per 28-character line (that was the price in 2010), plus a $55 legacy.com fee, you'd be better off blowing the money on Broadway tickets.