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Trump's tariff on Canadian newsprint is killing US newspapers, Republicans warn
Washington Examiner ^ | 06/08/2018 | Pete Kasperowicz

Posted on 06/08/2018 9:17:48 AM PDT by DFG

A dozen House lawmakers have introduced legislation to remove President Trump's tariffs on Canadian newsprint so a study can be done on how much those tariffs are crushing local newspapers around the country.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., is a response to the 22 percent tariff that the Trump administration has imposed on some Canadian newsprint since the beginning of this year. Noem said that tariff has led to rising costs for local newspapers, and are a threat to their survival.

"In recent years, new tariffs on Canadian newsprint have increased paper prices by 20 to 30 percent," Noem said in a statement. "That's significant. A paper that services around 20,000 customers, for instance, could see paper costs rise by about a quarter-million dollars annually, threatening the newspaper's survival."

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


TOPICS: Canada; News/Current Events; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: canada; fake; fakenews; gope; hoax; kristinoem; mediawingofthednc; newsprint; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; tariff; trump; trumptrade; trumpwinsagain; win; winning
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To: DFG

And the downside is?...................


61 posted on 06/08/2018 9:44:04 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: hoosiermama

“Is that what you call A two-fer?”

A two-fer would be the NY Times and Washington Post folding.


62 posted on 06/08/2018 9:46:13 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Moonman62

A dozen House lawmakers have introduced legislation to remove President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian newsprint

...

Wow, a whole dozen.

Were they named?


63 posted on 06/08/2018 9:46:40 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Trump does what is good for Americans. Then, the world gets their panties in a knot! Too bad!)
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To: llevrok

I thought the US paper industry was getting away from newsprint in favor of liner board.


64 posted on 06/08/2018 9:46:50 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: bigbob

“Killing trees to print propaganda is evil.”

That, also, causes Gorebull Warming, kills fishies, birdies and other critters as they lose their homes in the trees.


65 posted on 06/08/2018 9:48:47 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Trump does what is good for Americans. Then, the world gets their panties in a knot! Too bad!)
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To: DFG

The lack of people owning birds is killing newspapers.
You need something to line the cage.


66 posted on 06/08/2018 9:50:23 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: DFG

What’s the downside. /rhetorical


67 posted on 06/08/2018 9:51:29 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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To: DFG

More winning!!


68 posted on 06/08/2018 9:51:35 AM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: DFG
Trump's tariff on Canadian newsprint is killing US newspapers, Republicans warn

And the problem is?

69 posted on 06/08/2018 9:55:26 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Titus-Maximus

Newsprint has been dead for years. Show me a college kid who reads an actual newspaper. Obsolete.

Our younger relatives from 30 something to 50 something don’t read newspapers. They work, buy homes/autos, have kids in school or college and have zero need for newspapers.

Liberals from 50-80 seem to be the biggest readers in our area. That is literally a “dying market”!


70 posted on 06/08/2018 9:56:11 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Trump does what is good for Americans. Then, the world gets their panties in a knot! Too bad!)
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To: DFG
Newspapers are the buggy whips of the 21st century.

They are a dying product.

71 posted on 06/08/2018 9:56:32 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: Leaning Right

Thanks for adding reality to this discussion!

“A Democrat president announces a policy, and the Democrats fall in line. A GOPe president (GW Bush) announces a policy, and the GOPe falls in line.”

‘But when Trump announces a policy - any policy - both Democrats and Republicans go out of their way to denounce it. This is just more evidence that there are not two parties in the US. There’s only one: the establishment.’


72 posted on 06/08/2018 9:59:26 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Trump does what is good for Americans. Then, the world gets their panties in a knot! Too bad!)
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To: DFG

Oh darn! I feel really bad about that.

(heh heh heh)


73 posted on 06/08/2018 10:03:43 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: HotHunt

My wife still has to have the Sunday State paper.

I call it the daily worker.


74 posted on 06/08/2018 10:06:59 AM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: DFG
Trump's tariff on Canadian newsprint is killing US newspapers, Republicans warn

They say this like it's a bad thing!

75 posted on 06/08/2018 10:08:38 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: DFG

This is a problem? Dumb-head Republican.


76 posted on 06/08/2018 10:08:58 AM PDT by Lent
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To: DFG

Trump’s tariff on Canadian newsprint is killing US newspapers, Republicans warn


Who still prints?


77 posted on 06/08/2018 10:10:01 AM PDT by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm using my wife's account.)
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To: DFG

Oh are they worried they won’t be able to afford to read their beloved NYTs, WP, and LAT?-)


78 posted on 06/08/2018 10:13:24 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: DFG

20,000 customers times 365 days = 7300000 newspapers divided by $250,000 per year = 8 cents increased cost per newspaper ...

right ... 8 cents is what’s killing the newspaper “industry” ...


79 posted on 06/08/2018 10:19:13 AM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: wally_bert
My wife or I haven't read a newspaper in at least 20 years.

We get our news online.

Newspapers' days are numbered.

80 posted on 06/08/2018 10:21:18 AM PDT by HotHunt
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