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EDITORIAL: FTC floats Drudge tax
washington times ^ | 6/4/10 | editor

Posted on 06/04/2010 6:31:38 PM PDT by Nachum

Journalism can reinvent itself without government 'help'

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking ways to "reinvent" journalism, and that's a cause for concern. According to a May 28 draft proposal, the agency thinks government should be at the center of a media overhaul. The bureaucracy sees it as a problem that the Internet has introduced a wealth of information options to consumers, forcing media companies to adapt and experiment to meet changing market needs. FTC's policy staff fears this new reality.

"There are reasons for concern that experimentation may not produce a robust and sustainable business model for commercial journalism," the report states. With no faith that the market will work things out for the better, government thinks it must come to the rescue.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: censorship; conflictofinterest; corruption; creativedestruction; drudge; drudgereport; drudgetax; floats; ftc; gubmintfearstruth; idiots; lping; matt; mattdrudge; stockpilesong; stupidlawyers; tax
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To: Nachum

This tax isn’t the only thing that floats, if you know what I mean.


101 posted on 06/05/2010 9:31:16 PM PDT by savedbygrace (Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord)
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To: Nachum

It’s a new poll tax.


102 posted on 06/05/2010 9:41:57 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

bttt


103 posted on 06/05/2010 10:39:40 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: AggieSteph

Thought this may interest you.


104 posted on 06/06/2010 2:25:52 AM PDT by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: Nachum

“Oh, and this just might affect sites like Free Republic and Nachumlist too.”

Yep.


105 posted on 06/06/2010 3:28:55 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Kagan ENDED Constitutional Law in Harvard: freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2523089/posts)
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To: prairiebreeze

bump for later


106 posted on 06/06/2010 8:04:30 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (I hate it when I wake up and Barack Obama is president.)
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To: Publius; arthurus

“...Something quite similar to that occurs in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. It’s called Directive 10-289...”

Don’t think for one moment that the other side hasn’t read “Atlas Shrugged”...if only for ways to combat it.

The other side HATES the fact that people get information that they don’t want exposed. They lose sleep over it, staying awake at night trying to find ways to shut us down.


107 posted on 06/06/2010 12:36:20 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: BenLurkin
Where do these evil little bureaucratic trolls come from?

urban metropolitan areas, government buildings and universities

108 posted on 06/06/2010 1:08:58 PM PDT by alrea (Kagan has never been a judge and has minimal experience practicing law.)
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To: BloodnGuts
"Where is the Supreme Court? Freedom of the Press?

the supreme court is busy making up laws, they dont have time to interpret constitutional intent [/cynicism]

109 posted on 06/06/2010 10:41:50 PM PDT by KTM rider ( ..........tell me this really isn't happening ! !)
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To: hennie pennie

Bump.


110 posted on 06/07/2010 12:06:57 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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