Clintons are now the 'Spinal Tap' of the political world

I like the headline at Investor's Business Daily.

The article cites collapsing prices for their tickets. The Clintons thought they were still a draw but they aren't.

Then the article describes the plot of Spinal Tap.

Back to the Clintons, the stadiums they've booked are half empty. (Odd locution, "the stadiums are full of empty seats.")

The Clintons drew only 3,300 to a stadium that seats 20,000. Later, tickets originally priced at $70.00 to $700.00 were reduced to as little as $6.00.

The tour is now on hiatus until April. They'll probably cancel the whole thing.

Then Investors Business Daily gets into economics lesson for beginners stating the open market is great for providing clear and unambiguous signal about the relative value of any item. The Clintons obviously thought that their thoughts and perceptions were worth more than they actually are. And failing to fill stadiums at $6.00 each means people would rather do something else.

No longer talking about Clintons, the writer mentions government meddling with market prices either through regulations, mandates, or outright price controls and all of them muddy price signals and distort the market. Duh. We know that! Who does this writer imagine he/she is talking to, people who don't have an education or read economic sites?

Then they talk about price controls on oil in the 1970s leading to gasoline shortages.

Then they talk about Democrats having interfering with health insurance companies replacing traditional risk-based prices with massive cross subsidies causing premiums to skyrocket.

Then colleges.

Then housing.

Then concluding that Democrats have lost sight of fundamental economic reality and maybe the Clintons are getting an education about how free markets work. Burn!