[New Jersey Realist]

I don’t know about this. I don’t believe any media should be paid for by taxpayer dollars. I have never listened to NPR but my kids grew up on PBS Sesame Street and I certainly enjoy Andre Rieu concerts. I thought PBS counted on foundations and private donations - not government.

[nopardons]

I like and have watched many a program on NYC's PBS, which started out as just a LOCAL channel, since it began. But I do NOT think that it nor NPR should be taxpayer subsidized in any way!

PBS makes tons of money from foundations, begathons, and the sale of merchandise. Our tax dollars are a wee spit in the ocean and there are better ways for our tax dollars to be spent!

I have NEVER liked Sesame Street, wouldn't allow my progeny to watch it and my original claims against it, have now all been proved correct. But each to his or her own; not my place to say what you like or don't about a certain show. :-)