America West Airlines recently announced that they were exploring a program where passengers would pay for their in-flight meals. (A dinner of Chicken Kiev, for example, would be about $10.) I like this idea. If you don't want to eat crummy airline food, why should you be charged on the price of your transportation ticket? Freedom of choice! Freedom of enterprise! In fact, I like this idea so much, the airlines should make a whole range of options available for sale. Here's what I'd be willing to pay for:

Food & Drink:
Salisbury steak dinner: $10
Sirloin steak dinner: $15
Foot-long BMT sub from Subway: $8
Bag of Cool Ranch Doritos: $4
Bottle of Sam Adams Cherry Wheat: $5
24 wingers from Cluck-U-Chicken at Rutgers, NJ: $20
Sushi from Toshi's, Avon, CT: $30

In-flight entertainment:
An episode of "Friends": $1
An episode of "All in the Family": $3
An episode of "The Prisoner": $10
"This is Spinal Tap": $20
"Office Space": $15
Godfather 1: $30
Godfather 2: $30
Godfather 3: $3
Anything by Monty Python: $10
Anything with Jennifer Connelly: $20
Anything with Kevin Costner: $0

Other:
Seat in aisle with emergency window (extra legroom): $20
Seat in front of me won't recline: $10
Seat next to a deaf-mute: $20
Seat next to Jennifer Connelly: $50