US Taxpayers will provide the funding of a special journalism “tax credit” equal to 50% of the salary of each journalist—up to $50,000 per journalist annually.
What the hell does this do to help the American people? No longer would journalists be compensated based on the merits of their journalism talents but on the simple fact that they call themselves 'journalists'.
Without having read the 2500+ pages of the bill, I predict multiple hundreds more surprises that have NOTHING TO DO with helping the American people are hidden in this monstrosity.
What the hell does this do to help the American people? No longer would journalists be compensated based on the merits of their journalism talents but on the simple fact that they call themselves 'journalists'.
Without having read the 2500+ pages of the bill, I predict multiple hundreds more surprises that have NOTHING TO DO with helping the American people are hidden in this monstrosity.
Media Hides Secret in $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill
The $3.5 trillion spending bill will pay each journalist up to $50,000 annually, which would further decrease the credibility of the media.
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There’s one piece of the $3.5 trillion spending bill that the media is unlikely to tell you about—their bailout.
The massive, bloated $3.5 billion spending bill has so much pork that fiscal hawks could eat it for weeks. One piece that hasn’t received much attention yet is a special journalism “tax credit” equal to 50% of the salary of each journalist—up to $50,000 per journalist annually.
Yes, that’s correct, your tax dollars would be paying 50% of the salary of many journalists, whether you like their reporting or not.
Think of it as a way to turn every news outlet in America into a version of NPR.
Let’s be clear: “Saving” the media would destroy the media. How could we ever trust journalists to accurately cover the elected officials who voted against their funding? How can you “speak truth to power” when you’re also pleading with that power for cash? Which news outlets would get the funding, and which would be snubbed?
Any pretense of objectivity would be destroyed once the media is on the federal payroll.