Does anyone else notice that the economic policies of the Fed and Treasury seem somewhat ineffective.  Seems almost as if they are fighting an invisible foe, and losing.  Perhaps it has to do with Phantom Inflation also known as consumer credit interest.

It's officially spring time the solar cycle brings about regrowth, but the economy is still in a deep freeze.  In hindsight the bailout of the car companies was a bad idea and failed to prevent the inevitable.  For the sake of political ambition the government gave the car companies all they asked for and more. Yet we are back where we were six months ago. What happened?

The economic crisis to come will make the fall of 2008 look like the good old days.  At best the $700 billion bail-out is just another bad decision, in a long string of bad decisions.  A more sinister view is that it is not a bail-out at all.  The government coffers are the only U.S. assets left to pillage.  But the goverment is you - Mr. and Ms. John Q. Taxpayer, and the bailout translates into roughly $2,300.00 per person in the U.S., that you will be asked to pay.  Forget golden parachutes, that was the 90s.  In 2008 we're going to upgrade them to platinum, and $700 billion will make for a nice soft landing.

I must say I love the Macworld article ‘EMI sales climb on iTunes Plus plan’. For no other reason than it demonstrates vision and understanding of digital products, business models, and distribution.

Regardless of the outcome of RIAA's legal battles with Napster, Scour, and others there remains a void in the online music business - a sustainable business and revenue model. This document is the product of research with fans and artists, the top prize in the war being waged in the music industry. According to their feedback, neither RIAA nor Napster will be able to maintain their positions without the support of both fans and artists.