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[-] Phyrin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh no offense taken, I also don’t get it. Like you said, I think amounts to forcing private companies to subsidize an industry

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

It's more about forcing private companies to pay for the use of other private companies work.

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

What's the problem with private companies subsidizing an industry? They're taking advantage of our population to make money and often offshoring profits to avoid paying taxes.

[-] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I do believe some Canadian industries should be subsidized by private interests because they're just selling our own resources back to us, and they should pay for the privilege (while still receiving some profits). Telecom, utilities, energy, farms over certain capacities etc.

News Probaby shouldn't be one. I'm more than happy with government funded news so long as its independent of government and held to a higher standard than "entertainment" like we have with our neighbours to the south. This forces private news to compete with a competent news source, and it's not like the business model for news has really changed by much, selling ad space next to information, or offering subscriptions is as old as information sharing.

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