Posted on 02/12/2018 11:51:36 AM PST by markomalley
President Trump's newly proposed budget includes a proposal to end federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), part of a package that includes $300 billion in new spending overall.
CPB provides federal funding for PBS and National Public Radio stations.
"The Budget proposes to eliminate Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) over a two year period," according to the proposal.
"CPB grants represent a small share of the total funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), which primarily rely on private donations to fund their operations," it continues.
"To conduct an orderly transition away from Federal funding, the Budget requests $15.5 million in 2019 and $15 million in 2020, which would include funding for personnel costs of $16.2 million, rental costs of $8.9 million; and other costs totaling $5.4 million."
In a statement in March 2017 after the first Trump budget proposed the elimination of CPB, the 50-year-old nonprofit characterized itself as “one of America’s best investments.”
“We will work with the new administration and Congress in raising awareness that elimination of federal funding to CPB begins the collapse of the public media system itself and the end of the essential national service," CPB President Patricia Harrison said.
“There is no viable substitute for federal funding that ensures Americans have universal access to public media’s educational and informational programming and services," she added.
“The elimination of federal funding to CPB would initially devastate and ultimately destroy public media’s role in early childhood education, public safety, connecting citizens to our history, and promoting civil discussions — all for Americans in both rural and urban communities.”
Responding to Trump's budget, the CPB's head said the cuts would hurt emergency alert systems and childhood programming, among other things.
PBS CEO Paula Kerger said at a TV critics meeting last July that a number of PBS stations across the country are dependent on federal funding in order to survive.
"PBS will not go away, but a number of our stations will," Kerger said on July 30. "There is no Plan B for that."
Trump's budget requires congressional approval before it can take effect. Public broadcasting has survived previous presidential threats to cut its funding.
If he keeps this up long enough, libs should start dying off just from blood-pressure problems.
Do it now!
Yes, yes, yes!!
There is no reason to dip their snout in the taxpayer trough.
Local PBS Radio Station in my area seems to be all anti-white racial hatred, ALL of the time. “Urban Chic” is what they call it.
I’m not interested in funding leftist propaganda
Let’s the bastards make their own cake and eat it too. And then they can eat this. Enough!
Who actually owns trademarks for the Sesame Street characters?
It’s been tried before if congress has to approve cutting off funding then it will not happen.
Boom!
Love it!
Wonderful
I couldn’t find Big Bird with a thumbs up. :-)
I agree...Let the politicians pay for their own propaganda.
“essential national service,” CPB President Patricia Harrison said.”
Someone Is dillusional
My wife listens to Colorado Public Radio (NPR) and it is constant propaganda.
This is like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown. Every year they try and remove the funding, every year it’s included.
Like cable and satellite, let the users pay.
PBS, NPR would be okay with me if they didn’t report on news or report on others commenting on news, present opinion or present opinions on other opinions.
it should be limited to 4 hours a day of public broadcasting.
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