What is the biggest contributor to our culture, popular music for the people or opera? Why don’t the fans of PBS insist that at least an equal amount of money be spent on recording rock concerts?
Because PBS is NOT for the people but subsidizes programs for the elites. And the leftist elites at that.
The original idea is that the heritage of Western Civilization deserved collective support. NPR and all the other moochers have long since become enemies of the heritage of Western Civilization.