Radio host Jason Lewis quits to focus on libertarian website | Minneapolis Star Tribune - Kristin Tillotson:
August 2, 2014 - "Twin Cities talk-show host Jason Lewis made a sudden exit from radio Thursday night, quitting in the middle of his syndicated show, heard locally on Clear Channel’s KTLK (1130 AM).
"Reached Friday morning, the conservative commentator said he decided to end 'The Jason Lewis Show' to devote his full attention to his fledgling libertarian website, Galt.io, but also to put his money where his mouth is on taxation and highly regulated businesses.
"'There’s a tipping point for everyone and for the economy as well,' he said. 'I’m going to try to make certain [Minnesota Gov.] Mark Dayton gets as little of my money as possible going forward. My ending may have been a bit dramatic, but it’s a suitable one, because it’s happening all over. If people who take capital risks keep getting demonized, they will stop playing the game.'
"Lewis made a 15-minute video that the site calls a 'parody of what it is like working in a highly regulated industry and some of the events that led to his decision' to end his show.
"Galt.io, named for John Galt, the protagonist of libertarian hero Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel “Atlas Shrugged,” will be a 'marketplace for causes,' said Lewis.... 'We want to reward activism, but have fun as well'....
The site was launched after an independent crowdfunding campaign last November that raised nearly $800,000, largely on the strength of on-air promotions by Lewis, whose show was carried by more than 50 stations nationwide.... The 7,000-member site had been invitation-only, Lewis said, but the goal is to expand membership and increase capital."
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August 2, 2014 - "Twin Cities talk-show host Jason Lewis made a sudden exit from radio Thursday night, quitting in the middle of his syndicated show, heard locally on Clear Channel’s KTLK (1130 AM).
"Reached Friday morning, the conservative commentator said he decided to end 'The Jason Lewis Show' to devote his full attention to his fledgling libertarian website, Galt.io, but also to put his money where his mouth is on taxation and highly regulated businesses.
"'There’s a tipping point for everyone and for the economy as well,' he said. 'I’m going to try to make certain [Minnesota Gov.] Mark Dayton gets as little of my money as possible going forward. My ending may have been a bit dramatic, but it’s a suitable one, because it’s happening all over. If people who take capital risks keep getting demonized, they will stop playing the game.'
"Lewis made a 15-minute video that the site calls a 'parody of what it is like working in a highly regulated industry and some of the events that led to his decision' to end his show.
"Galt.io, named for John Galt, the protagonist of libertarian hero Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel “Atlas Shrugged,” will be a 'marketplace for causes,' said Lewis.... 'We want to reward activism, but have fun as well'....
The site was launched after an independent crowdfunding campaign last November that raised nearly $800,000, largely on the strength of on-air promotions by Lewis, whose show was carried by more than 50 stations nationwide.... The 7,000-member site had been invitation-only, Lewis said, but the goal is to expand membership and increase capital."
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/269568211.html
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