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Sam Adams
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Thu Nov 18 04:34:23 2021
At a time when democrats are trying to raise taxes.... Journalists get massive tax breaks from dems in big spending bill.

http://www...cial-tax-handout-big-media?amp

On page 1,957 of the reconciliation bill, Democrats have included a $1.67 billion special tax handout to media companies, under the guise of helping "local" journalists. In reality the provision is a product of the DC lobbying swamp and will benefit large media corporations.

Companies of any size are eligible for the tax credit. Broadcast, print, and digital companies all qualify. Each company is allowed to claim the tax credit for up to 1,500 of their employees. How many humble village newspapers do you know that employ 1,500 people?
murder
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Thu Nov 18 04:44:30 2021

Obviously that was written to include the likes of the NY Times.

Dukhat
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Thu Nov 18 06:23:45 2021
Right wing rag. 2017 tax bill gave trump billionaire donors over a trillion dollars in tax benefits and everyone else scraps. I dont care about millions here and there especially when its so badly argued,

More durr mainstream media bad democrats bad bullshit from some far right wing prganization.
murder
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Thu Nov 18 16:03:22 2021

Seriously. Getting upset over $1.67 billion going to a bipartisan public good ... there are right wing local news organizations ... doesn't make a whole lot of sense when every other bill congress passes includes billion or even trillion dollar giveaways to large corporations and the wealthy.

That same bill preserves the right of pharmaceutical companies to keep legally price gouging the hell out of Americans.

Sam Adams
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Thu Nov 18 17:28:26 2021
"2017 tax bill gave trump billionaire donors over a trillion dollars in tax benefits"

Because trump was a scumbag doesnt mean you should be.

"a bipartisan public good" its biased left and is certainly not a public good. State funded media... yikes.
Habebe
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Thu Nov 18 18:05:33 2021
Dukhat, Like how the dems are trying to give a trillion dollars to to the top 5%?
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