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What is the point of PBS and NPR?

Middleground said:
When you put it that way, no. But the role of the government is to get the best bang out of a tax buck with the taxpayers benefit in mind, and PSB has proven to be a worthy investment. For the cost of chump change found in the seat cushions of the tax budget couch, it's worth has proven tenfold. Makes me wonder why it seems only conservatives have issue with PBS. Why is it? Is it a talking point? Is it because the news programming is not biased like FoxNews? I simply don't get it.
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It isn't complicated. We have too much government. It isn't even all about money. It is about trying to manage a bloated overreaching government. I think Canada has too much government as well. But perhaps your government is more competent and less corrupt than ours. I don't know.
 
Nomad4Ever said:
Then the government shouldn't run public museums or parks. PBS is a public good that provides educational content for free for everyone. You can sit your toddler to your tween in front of PBS Kids and know they will see high quality content without being indoctrinated with consumerism.
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Correct. Federal government should not. If you want those things in state and local government, that's fine. Then it is influenced by voters who use the services.
 
Nomad4Ever said:
Except one of the main reasons I watch PBS is because they don't constantly run adds.
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If the programming isn't worth watching with the hassle of ads then it shouldn't have been supported in the first place.
 
fmw said:
It isn't complicated. We have too much government. It isn't even all about money. It is about trying to manage a bloated overreaching government. I think Canada has too much government as well. But perhaps your government is more competent and less corrupt than ours. I don't know.
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We see things much differently. To me, government overreach is necessary.
 
Middleground said:
We see things much differently. To me, government overreach is necessary.
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Perhaps, if you have a government free of corruption and incompetence. I'll place my faith in the private sector.
 
fmw said:
Perhaps, if you have a government free of corruption and incompetence. I'll place my faith in the private sector.
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Think the private sector is free of corruption? All they care about is bottom line.
 
Middleground said:
Think the private sector is free of corruption? All they care about is bottom line.
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No, I just think it is less corrupt than government. All it cares about is power and control.
 
eohrnberger said:
According to NPR, here is where their funding comes from.

Admittedly, 14% isn't much, seems like they could close that gap with a bit more fund raising.

On the flip side, some of the expenses they incur.

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But the question still stands. Why does the government and tax payers, need to support this?

What is it about those local broadcasters that's so important?
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Why not?

Take a look at all the other stuff our tax dollars finance, draw up a list and ask the very same question for each of them.
 
Sherlock Holmes said:
Why not?

Take a look at all the other stuff our tax dollars finance, draw up a list and ask the very same question for each of them.
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Agreed. That very much needs to happen. Perhaps this administration?

Given the screams from all sides as to the proposed budget from the White House, must be something to that.
 
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