Since redistribution of wealth is the principle justification for the welfare state, what do we need the welfare state for? Doesn#226;#128;#153;t the free market do that job fine? In fact, isn#226;#128;#153;t the free-market#226;#128;#153;s redistribution of wealth more just than that of the welfare state given that the former is based on consumer preferences and voluntary actions in thebr/a href="http://digg.com/political_opinion/Redistributing_the_Wealth_in_a_Free_Market" target="_blank"http://digg.com/political_opinion/Redistri.../a...

Online Video-Sharing Sites Score Copyright Victory - Via Threat Level: Online video-sharing sites are scoring another major legal victory, as a federal judge is ruling that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act protects such sites from copyright violations if they abide by takedown notices as the DMCA prescribes. The case was brought by Universal Music Group, which claimed that San Diego-based Veoh– financially backed by Time Warner and Michael Eisner #226;#128;#147; engaged in wanton copyright infringembr/a href="http://www.PrivacyDigest.com/2009/01/06/online+video+sharing+sites+score+copyright+victory" target="_blank"http://www.PrivacyDigest.com/2009/01/06/on.../a...

Wow. Well done, girl. According to On The Baseline, JJ has inked a deal with IMG: IMG, the leading client management company in tennis, announced on Tuesday that it has signed world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic. IMG will provide exclusive, worldwide marketing and management representation for Jankovic effective January 1, 2009. #226;#128;#156;IMG is a global company and a leader not only in tennis, but entertainment, fashion and modeling as well,#226;#128;#157; said Jankovic in a statement released by IMG. #226;#128;#156;I#226;#128;#153;m very excitebr/a href="http://cowbell.typepad.com/forty_deuce/2009/01/jj-signs-with-img.html" target="_blank"http://cowbell.typepad.com/forty_deuce/200.../a...

Trulia is looking for a rockstar salesman to get Fortune 500 company advertising, which will compete with individual agent ads and house listings for consumers#226;#128;#153; attention. From Trulia#226;#128;#153;s ad on Craigslist (12/12/08): Trulia is currently seeking a rockstar Account Executive to join our New York-based online media sales team. You will be responsible for generating new business, presenting Trulia display advertising opportunities to advertising agencies and Fortune 500 brands, closing new accounbr/a href="http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/marketing/trulia-seeks-online-ad-salesman-to-sell-fortune-500-brands/2008/12/29/" target="_blank"http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/marketi.../a...

The cuisine he sells isn't exactly what he grew up eating in his native Paris, but Philip Schram knows he can add panache to anything he peddles. After he launched a new marketing campaign for his Cincinnati-based restaurant chain, Buffalo Wings Rings, sales jumped from $8 million in 2006 to $20 million in 2007.br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/marketing/SIG=13d6r5g55/*http%3A//money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/12/29/smallbusiness/sales_take_wing.fsb/index.htm?section=money_latest" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...