[gcruse]

I merely point out the consequence of charging for "news access" -
 you effectively slam the information door in the face of the poor

This is an argument for the socialization of news, on the face of it.

[an amused spectator]

Ah - so you DO think that I invented the term "digital divide" and wrote all those articles crying about the lack of access to the Net for "the underprivileged".

I believe Michael Scherer and most of the liberal socialists at the major newspapers make it a habit to argue most eloquently "for the socialization of news", when they're not busy trying to figure out how to remain America's self-chosen information gatekeepers, and keep the paycheck coming in.

You keep trying to throw that bucket of "socialist" paint on me, but I'm not there when it splashs. :-)