Comments on: Say YES to a newspaper bailout! http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/ A couple things about politics, sports, travel, and other stuff. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:18:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scholar in Training http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2846 Scholar in Training Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:38:38 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2846 Now you're saying something interesting. But upon what do you base this? Now you’re saying something interesting. But upon what do you base this?

]]> By: Yankees Fan http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2843 Yankees Fan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:33:10 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2843 I'm not so sure that bailing out some enterprises and not others is all that constitutional. I’m not so sure that bailing out some enterprises and not others is all that constitutional.

]]> By: Scholar in Training http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2839 Scholar in Training Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:12:37 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2839 Right, you'd go for the unconstitutional one. Right, you’d go for the unconstitutional one.

]]> By: Yankees Fan http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2838 Yankees Fan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:10:21 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2838 Right, if its one or the other, I would demonstrate a preference. Right, if its one or the other, I would demonstrate a preference.

]]> By: Scholar in Training http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2837 Scholar in Training Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:06:23 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2837 My question was: "In the scheme of things I’d much prefer my taxpayer money go to saving newspapers than funding churches, for instance. Wouldn’t you?" And your response: "No." That implies to me anyway that you prefer gov't funding churches over newspapers. My question was: “In the scheme of things I’d much prefer my taxpayer money go to saving newspapers than funding churches, for instance. Wouldn’t you?”

And your response: “No.”

That implies to me anyway that you prefer gov’t funding churches over newspapers.

]]> By: Yankees Fan http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 Yankees Fan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:57:27 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2834 who said i was for Government dollars funding churches...i'm just not for them funding failing enterprises. who said i was for Government dollars funding churches…i’m just not for them funding failing enterprises.

]]> By: Scholar in Training http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2831 Scholar in Training Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:50:12 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2831 Good analysis. Why am I not surprised you'd be for government dollars funding churches but not newspapers. Good analysis.

Why am I not surprised you’d be for government dollars funding churches but not newspapers.

]]> By: Yankees Fan http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2830 Yankees Fan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:49:19 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2830 No. No.

]]> By: Scholar in Training http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2829 Scholar in Training Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:13:32 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2829 Why not subsidize quaintness? In the scheme of things I'd much prefer my taxpayer money go to saving newspapers than funding churches, for instance. Wouldn't you? Why not subsidize quaintness? In the scheme of things I’d much prefer my taxpayer money go to saving newspapers than funding churches, for instance. Wouldn’t you?

]]> By: Rex Green http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/say-yes-to-a-newspaper-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-2828 Rex Green Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:05:41 +0000 http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/?p=2860#comment-2828 WHY are newspapers failing? -- Is it because readers have found alternative sources of news? (a very likely contributor) -- Is it because subscribers are dropping due to hard times? (possibly, but newspapers are pretty low cost, relatively speaking) -- Is it because subscribers are leaving in disgust over reporting bias? (likely, although those numbers are probably relatively low) -- Is it because Gen Y (or whatever young people are called nowadays ;-) is not replacing older subscribers because they don't have the time or patience for sitting down to read through a big bulky paper? (certainly a strong possibility) In any case, none of the above reasons makes the papers deserving of a *bailout* at MY expense! It's been said, why subsidize quaintness? I agree. Let them roll with the punches like any business. There are certainly not a critical industry. YMMV ;-) WHY are newspapers failing?
– Is it because readers have found alternative sources of news? (a very likely contributor)
– Is it because subscribers are dropping due to hard times? (possibly, but newspapers are pretty low cost, relatively speaking)
– Is it because subscribers are leaving in disgust over reporting bias? (likely, although those numbers are probably relatively low)
– Is it because Gen Y (or whatever young people are called nowadays ;-) is not replacing older subscribers because they don’t have the time or patience for sitting down to read through a big bulky paper? (certainly a strong possibility)
In any case, none of the above reasons makes the papers deserving of a *bailout* at MY expense! It’s been said, why subsidize quaintness? I agree. Let them roll with the punches like any business. There are certainly not a critical industry. YMMV ;-)

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