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Senator Proposes Nonprofit Status For Newspapers
The AP is reporting that a senator has introduced legislation that would allow struggling newspapers to operate as nonprofits, similar to the way public broadcasting works. "[Sen. Benjamin] Cardin [D-Md.] introduced a bill that would allow newspapers to choose tax-exempt status. They would no longer be able to make political endorsements, but could report on all issues including political campaigns. Advertising and subscription revenue would be tax-exempt, and contributions to support coverage could be tax deductible. Cardin said in a statement that the bill is aimed at preserving local newspapers, not large newspaper conglomerates. ... The head of the newspaper industry's trade group called the bill a positive step."
No shit.
If you've ever listened to NPR, they're further left than the rabid frothing Keith Olbermann.
That's what you get for your tax dollars, folks - something that's not even CLOSE to honest or middle of the road.
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Just tune into NPR yourself for a week or so. I think you'll see the "slant" come through loud and clear.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Please explain how these are 1st Amendment violations of any kind. There is no law that religious institutions must accept non-profit status.
Granting tax-exemption is not a 1st amendment issue at all. It doesn't matter who or what is granted the status.
Willfully accepting a legal status which limits your speech is not a 1st amendment issue. There is no law which limits speech.
I think you are one of the poor deluded assholes who think that "Free Speech" means zero consequences.
I wonder if there is anyway I can operate as a non-profit? Oh, and I guess this means they will have to switch to washingtonpost.ORG now.
Ooh those bad old liberal elitists.
Fuck off. People are too stupid, and the news is too important, to leave it to the 'public'
Watergate would never have happened with a blog or some other 'you write the news' thing.
The BBC seems to work really, really well. Maybe that's the future...
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I find the term "liberal" ironic.
It advocates having a big government that takes your money. That's no different than pre-1800 when most governments were large and the nobility took your money, based-upon the theory that the nobles would "take care of" the middle and lower classes (housing, food, and a plot of ground to grow food). The liberal philosophy should more-properly be called "conservative" because it's simply a return to pre-1800 society where governments ran people's lives, and the ruling classes lived extravagantly off the taxes.* It's just the same old thing in a shinier package.
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* see the bailout bill called TARP
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