It works by setting a license fee by law and making it hard enough / take long enough to change to make it impossible to punish or reward journalists for their

It works by setting a license fee by law and making it hard enough / take long enough to change to make it impossible to punish or reward journalists for their work. This could mean requiring 2/3 majorities for anything but a default adjustment for inflation. Or a 10-year lag for any budget changes, etc.