And taxpayer funded; totally biased towards liberals and their ideals. They slam conservatives every chance. Remember Air America, the liberal news show? Funny that Air America is CIA and they use that name for their now defunct show.
Once the tax dollars reach DC, the money is theirs to do with as they like. I remember Air America. Though politically connected, Al Gore a big proponent as I recall, at least it was private enterprise. And met the fate of companies that don't please their customers. NPR doesn't have that worry. No reason NPR shouldn't be privatized.