Posted on 03/16/2017 5:54:52 PM PDT by Mariner
PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting have pushed back against a White House budget proposal that would drastically cut, or eliminate entirely, funding to the organizations as part of a major realignment of fiscal priorities that includes a big increase in defense spending.
“PBS and our nearly 350 member stations,” said a statement released Thursday, “along with our viewers, continue to remind Congress of our strong support among Republican and Democratic voters, in rural and urban areas across every region of the country. We have always had support from both parties in Congress, and will again make clear what the public receives for federal funding for public broadcasting. The cost of public broadcasting is small, only $1.35 per citizen per year, and the benefits are tangible: increasing school readiness for kids 2-8, support for teachers and homeschoolers, lifelong learning, public safety communications and civil discourse.”
The statement also cites one poll showing that only 21 percent of Americans (32 percent of Republicans) favor ending public broadcasting support, and another that found 70 percent of Trump voters (and 83 percent of Americans overall) saying they want Congress to find savings elsewhere.
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Didn't HBO buy "Sesame Street" already?
So technically they are using my money to lobby gov’t for more money. This should be illegal.
Carlos Slim has loose change.
Jorge Ramos will kick in a peso.
How many $$$billions have been made by selling Sesame Street toys and merchandise from other public broadcasting kids shows?
The news programs are liberal Democrat all-the-way and even the supposed educational stuff is tainted — thank you Bill Moyers, science guy, etc.
Bill Moyers and his son are multi-millionaires with their over-the-top salaries paid for by taxpayers.
On radio — Nina Totenberg, Terri Gross, Gerrison Keillor, even (liberal) Judy Woodruff married to a liberal pundit — I can do without all of them.
If there is such large support, then let those large supporters pay for it.
I wish they would stay away from news altogether, liberal advocacy and stick with shows that are NOT POLITICAL...
There is always someone with an excuse for why this can’t be cut or that can’t be cut and then we wonder why *nothing* gets cut. Donald Trump isn’t interested in these interest group’s excuses for why they are untouchable.
Like on what planet do these people think that Americans watch that much PBS?
Anyone that acts like PBS is central to people’s lives to the point where we need tax dollars in the age of Netflix and YouTube to pay for it is a liar at best.
If they supposedly receive so little from the state, then go do a GoFundMe or divert some of that money from all of the Sesame Street crap they sell and make up the hole.
During the "GOLDEN AGE" of T.V., the three major networks ALL had shows that ranged from philharmonic orchestras to operettas, to actual LIVE plays ( several times a week ), to programs like OMNIBUS, and it was all FREE! And don't get me started on EXCELLENT children's programing, that easily puts the idiotic SESAME STREET to shame.
All PBS station actually MAKE MONEY, selling all kinds of things such as jewelry, clothing, objects d'art, DVDs, books, and clothing.
Sesame Street is now also on HBO and has ALWAYS made money.
LIVE FROM THE MET has, since the 1920s, been on the radio for NOTHING; free for everyone to listen to. Sure it's also great to see it, but even that program, on PBS, has been politicized of late.
Sure I enjoy most ( no longer all of ) MASTERPIECE THEATRE and MYSTERY and the baking show from England, but what with all of the cable channels, Netflix, and the Amazon thing....more and more of Brit T.V. is no longer on PBS.
keillor is retired and the new host is a genuine musician, but there are still entertainers who do politics and they are liberal. He has comic on almost eery week. But PHC no longer has 10 minutes of Trump blasting at the beginning of the show.
Government funding is superfluous!
My sis worked for Henson Productions back in the 80’s. She did the designs on stuff like Muppet Baby diapers and other products.
Took her forever to get paid though.
PBS and CPB came from National Educational Television, formerly Educational Television and Radio Center. University of Michigan based, so flaming leftist. Been a barely hidden socialist-loving group since the 1950’s.
Trump’s people and we need to educate America on what/who is actually behind this media cabal, their anti-American and queer core, and their supporting organizations.
They’ve been arrogantly in our sides faces for decades. F them. F them hard.
It is not likely that shows which are popular will disappear. They just won’t be on PBS. Why am I paying taxes so someone can be entertained or get their infusion of government determined culture?
didn’t Sesame Street ditch PBS in favor of pay per view HBO??
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/b-is-broke-why-sesame-816105
Public television came to Boston in 1955.
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“art of the deal”
Start at zero then throw them a bone, a small bone. Add a donation line to the tax return if legal to do so. Let the people screaming put up or shut up come every April tax season.
Every poor household has 20 kids networks on satellite now
I wonder if they shared shows via kinescope, as was done in the late '40 and early '50s, for the networks. Did you watch it back then?
Sesame Street is no longer on public tv; it’s now been “sold” to Disney......just saying....so bu bye Big Bird....
so disney will show it on their channel. and BBC can show Masterpiece. Looks like this is easier than we thought.
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