Well excuse me if the New York Times and Washington Post are for retards. I didn't know. The main point is that newspapers exist as a medium to provide advertizers with customer eyeballs. It has been about 5-6 years since I have used a paper to buy or sell anything. Craigs List and other sites have even penetrated the often backwards town I live in. Phonebooks are failing and will soon disappear or morph. Charging money for something of limited utility makes me consider other more effective means or simply going where I am not charged. The newspaper industry has lost it's cotton-picking mind if they think people will pay for something that is unnecessary. News is subjective and so is its value. Advertising is only important to the buyers and sellers at that moment. No one else cares to see adds that have no utility to themselves. Enter Google. These large news and entertainment companies need to innovate and get their hands out of my wallet before they draw back a bloody stump. What a happy conundrum.

I read online newspapers, I don't like paying for adds I neither want or need. Addblock is awesome in that when I am not shopping, the internet is faster and more responsive. Micro charges or even a flat rate are a useless expense for something of no utility. Newspapers are entertainment pure and simple, its not like you can actually find out how the health care plan is going in Congress. This new model is full of fail. People really really hate being ripped off and paying for the privilege is a non-starter. Try again please.