Brian Bartholomew writes:
 > > In particular it is (or should be) now a commonplace that people's
 > > time and attention is a scarce resource
 > 
 > I am less than satisfied with any plan relying on scarcity, because
 > the vendor is incented to increase, not relieve the scarcity; this is
 > opposite to society's interests.

You're assuming that 1) the vendor has control over the scarcity, and
2) that opposing society's interests is going to result in increased
income in a free market.  Typically, this is not the case, which is
why free markets work so well.

-- 
-russ nelson <rn-sig@crynwr.com>  http://crynwr.com/~nelson
Crynwr supports Open Source(tm) Software| PGPok |   There is good evidence
521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice |   that freedom is the
Potsdam, NY 13676-3213  | +1 315 268 9201 FAX   |   cause of world peace.