I've always felt the same about the way this issue is being blown out of proportion. Not only do we still have a few /8 blocks remaining, but just think about some of those "original" IP address subscribers (like GE, IBM, etc) that have their very own /8 block. Rather than running out of addresses, I think we are merely about to see a new industry where companies start reselling smaller chunks of the blocks they already have and are unused.
Scarce resource
+increased demand
+???
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PROFIT!