A macro approach to micropayments

Lots of folks were talking about micropayments for journalistic content this week (example).

One thing I’ve mulled over is a daily fee that’s quite small (say, 50 cents? Maybe even less). I think this is easier to accept than a fee per article; most articles are so short, and really, you might only read the first two paragraphs.

An entrance fee — say, to a park — lets you use almost everything in ...