Internet Addresses in Short Supply

Honestly, this isn't a big deal. Even with the slow roll out of IPv6, there is a solution that is used with any limited commodity. Sales. Already we have sales of land, bandwidth, employees, . . .

I'm sure that if IP addresses were handled like any valuable commodity, a marketplace will be established and prices will be determined by supply and demand. Sure, will there be critics who say that access to the internet will be limited to those with the most money and influence? That will play a part. It already does in so many parts of our lives. Why should we expect this to be any different?