[LS]

Actually the earliest papers not only were “non profit,” they had regular losses and were routinely subsidized by the political parties. So I guess not much has changed.

[cripplecreek]

Thomas Jefferson letter to John Norvell in response to Norvell’s advice about starting a newspaper.

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl179.htm

No love lost between the press and Jefferson.

[w1andsodidwe]

Well if the RAT party wants to subsidize the newspapers Ok as long as it is know that it is an organ of the RAT party, but he wants to have the rest of us subsidize these leftist rags. If that happens I will immediately cancel my subscriptions. I don't read them now, because I consider them history, but they if my taxes pay for them I don't.

Why in the world Obama wants the government to take over every failed business is just beyond me. Are the newspapers too big to fail? I think not.