Posted on 06/08/2018 9:17:48 AM PDT by DFG
A dozen House lawmakers have introduced legislation to remove President Trump's tariffs on Canadian newsprint so a study can be done on how much those tariffs are crushing local newspapers around the country.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., is a response to the 22 percent tariff that the Trump administration has imposed on some Canadian newsprint since the beginning of this year. Noem said that tariff has led to rising costs for local newspapers, and are a threat to their survival.
"In recent years, new tariffs on Canadian newsprint have increased paper prices by 20 to 30 percent," Noem said in a statement. "That's significant. A paper that services around 20,000 customers, for instance, could see paper costs rise by about a quarter-million dollars annually, threatening the newspaper's survival."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
And the downside is?...................
“Is that what you call A two-fer?”
A two-fer would be the NY Times and Washington Post folding.
A dozen House lawmakers have introduced legislation to remove President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian newsprint
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Wow, a whole dozen.
Were they named?
I thought the US paper industry was getting away from newsprint in favor of liner board.
“Killing trees to print propaganda is evil.”
That, also, causes Gorebull Warming, kills fishies, birdies and other critters as they lose their homes in the trees.
The lack of people owning birds is killing newspapers.
You need something to line the cage.
What’s the downside. /rhetorical
More winning!!
And the problem is?
Newsprint has been dead for years. Show me a college kid who reads an actual newspaper. Obsolete.
Our younger relatives from 30 something to 50 something don’t read newspapers. They work, buy homes/autos, have kids in school or college and have zero need for newspapers.
Liberals from 50-80 seem to be the biggest readers in our area. That is literally a “dying market”!
They are a dying product.
Thanks for adding reality to this discussion!
“A Democrat president announces a policy, and the Democrats fall in line. A GOPe president (GW Bush) announces a policy, and the GOPe falls in line.”
‘But when Trump announces a policy - any policy - both Democrats and Republicans go out of their way to denounce it. This is just more evidence that there are not two parties in the US. There’s only one: the establishment.’
Oh darn! I feel really bad about that.
(heh heh heh)
My wife still has to have the Sunday State paper.
I call it the daily worker.
They say this like it's a bad thing!
This is a problem? Dumb-head Republican.
Trump’s tariff on Canadian newsprint is killing US newspapers, Republicans warn
Oh are they worried they won’t be able to afford to read their beloved NYTs, WP, and LAT?-)
20,000 customers times 365 days = 7300000 newspapers divided by $250,000 per year = 8 cents increased cost per newspaper ...
right ... 8 cents is what’s killing the newspaper “industry” ...
We get our news online.
Newspapers' days are numbered.
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