Here’s the thing, people. Count up how many days a month you read Free Republic. For a lot of us, it’s nearly every day. Next, take a gander at the cost of a daily newspaper—$1 in most areas. Finally, remember that if you’re receiving a cable news channel, you’re paying for that too. Even if the content on Free Republic were the same as the daily newspaper, no more, no less, that’s $30 for a month’s worth of news, plus the percentage of your cable bill for the cable news.
But what you read here is more reliable and up to date than anything you can find in either a newspaper or a cable newscast. News appears here from sources that will not be published anywhere else—translations of news stories from foreign newspapers, intel from people (including published authors) that will not appear anywhere else, and expert analysis from our own Freepers—example: the exposure of the Dan Rather/CBS fraud started right here.
$1.00 a day to keep this valuable resource is more than reasonable. It’s vital. I’ve been a dollar a day person for a long while, and it’s worth every last penny of it.
But, I also have to admit, it’s a matter of priorities. In my case, I think FR is more important than the daily newspaper, which I dropped long ago—so I’m really not spending anything extra. Even if I were, I am SO concerned about the future of my country that I feel it’s crucial to keep an eye on what our enemies—external and internal—are up to. This is the only place that does that job well.
C’mon, folks. A dollar a day is easy, it’s inexpensive, and most people will learn a lot more here, than from their lattes or biased newspapers.
And I’m getting bashed for saying everyone can afford about 10.8 cents a day.
Less than honest people who claim they can’t come up with 10.8 cents a day.