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Or maybe people just aren't interested in news beyond headlines at all and if society wants news to exist it needs to be subsidized. What better way to subsidiz

Or maybe people just aren't interested in news beyond headlines at all and if society wants news to exist it needs to be subsidized. What better way to subsidize than forcing the people who are profiting off it to pay its creators?

viscanti 4y ago
> if society wants news to exist it needs to be subsidized. Does society want to subsidize mostly clickbait journalism and incentivize creators to predominantly write articles that will be shared widely? Or if society wants to subsidize news beyond headlines, might there be other content they would prefer is subsidized?
- HDThoreaun 4y ago
  I think giving everyone $10-50 a year or something as a tax rebate to be spent on news organizations is a better way to subsidize news that people actually want, but that seems like a tough political sell.
  - restitutorOrbis 4y ago
    Canada already does this but the way we choose to do it requires jumping through a whole set of hoops for journalists. Take a look at this: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/deductions-credits-expenses/digital-news-subscription.html https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individ...
    - squeaky-clean 4y ago
      > The maximum credit will be calculated by: > multiplying the lowest personal income tax rate (15%) by the total of all amounts paid by the individual for qualifying subscription expenses in the year up to $500. Not a Canadian so I've never heard of this before, but does this mean it's just a 15% discount?
      - RegnisGnaw 4y ago
        Yep
  - torton 4y ago
    Indeed, the sell is so tough that it is currently the law (2019-2025, up to C$75 digital news subscription credit). https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/deductions-credits-expenses/digital-news-subscription.html https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individ...
akomtu 4y ago
Real journalism is dangerous and often thankless job because it must report inconvenient facts. Much easier to watch twitter feed, pick hot takes and wrap them into a "news article" burrito. Even Reuters today is pure rubbish.
tbrownaw 4y ago
Seems like a good way to make sure all the subsidized news favors whatever group is holding the purse strings.

viscanti 4y ago

> if society wants news to exist it needs to be subsidized. Does society want to subsidize mostly clickbait journalism and incentivize creators to predominantly write articles that will be shared widely? Or if society wants to subsidize news beyond headlines, might there be other content they would prefer is subsidized?

HDThoreaun 4y ago
I think giving everyone $10-50 a year or something as a tax rebate to be spent on news organizations is a better way to subsidize news that people actually want, but that seems like a tough political sell.
- restitutorOrbis 4y ago
  Canada already does this but the way we choose to do it requires jumping through a whole set of hoops for journalists. Take a look at this: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/deductions-credits-expenses/digital-news-subscription.html https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individ...
  - squeaky-clean 4y ago
    > The maximum credit will be calculated by: > multiplying the lowest personal income tax rate (15%) by the total of all amounts paid by the individual for qualifying subscription expenses in the year up to $500. Not a Canadian so I've never heard of this before, but does this mean it's just a 15% discount?
    - RegnisGnaw 4y ago
      Yep
- torton 4y ago
  Indeed, the sell is so tough that it is currently the law (2019-2025, up to C$75 digital news subscription credit). https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/deductions-credits-expenses/digital-news-subscription.html https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individ...

akomtu 4y ago

Real journalism is dangerous and often thankless job because it must report inconvenient facts. Much easier to watch twitter feed, pick hot takes and wrap them into a "news article" burrito. Even Reuters today is pure rubbish.

tbrownaw 4y ago

Seems like a good way to make sure all the subsidized news favors whatever group is holding the purse strings.