The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

• Will abandoning free market principles result in a more egalitarian distribution of a scarce resource? No—it simply devolves into a “first-come-first-served” scenario. Contrarily, modest increases in prices during an emergency result in profit-seeking manufacturers and individuals to rush products to the impacted area.
• With wind turbines estimated to be a $31.2 billion industry, no wonder government officials are disinterested in halting construction on a project that may have caused the deaths of over a dozen whales and at least one pod of dolphins along New Jersey beaches.
• During his Senate confirmation hearing to become the next head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Phil Washington was unable to answer any of Senator Ted Budd’s (R-NC) basic aviation questions. The Biden nominee withdrew his candidacy on Sunday.
• Rich takes your calls: one listener points out that in the absence of increased prices, problematic hoarding will take place. PLUS another listener says he would like to be nominated to be next head of the FAA—he has never flown a plane or worked in an airport, but he’s nearly as qualified as Phil Washington.
• On Monday, “[a] heavily armed woman entered a Christian school in Nashville...and fatally shot three children and three staff members before she was shot and killed by the police”, according to reporting from The New York Times. While speaking with the press, President Joe Biden said that the shooter had two AK-47 rifles—though, that information has not been verified by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/27/us/nashville-shooting-covenant-school
• While speaking with reporters, comedian Adam Sandler defended Chris Rock’s controversial stand-up special on Netflix.