The “Shrub” Has Proposed Drastic Budget Cuts to NPR and PBS

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Andy Hailey

President Bush just proposed drastic cuts to NPR and PBS. Previous attempts have been stopped, but enough is enough: With the new Congress, we can make sure this never happens again.

We need Congress to save NPR and PBS once and for all.

Can you help out by signing this petition to Congress?

Here are my personal comments on the situation:

NPR radio is my main source of in depth news and I’ve been a member for many years.  Last year I made my biggest contribution ever.   But membership contributions only account for a small number of the listeners who take advantage of NPR and those of us who do pay our way.   

What little the government adds to the funding pool doesn’t even come close to making up for the freeloaders.   But since these freeloaders pay taxes, some of those taxes should go to fund NPR and PBS.

 

 

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/goals/objectivity/" target="_blank" title="LEGAL MANDATE - ensure strict adherence to objectivity and balance in all programs or series of programs of a controversial nature">CPB'S COMMITMENT TO OBJECTIVITY AND BALANCE</a>, <a href="http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=11508" target="_blank" title="Cut federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by nearly 25 percent">Bush Proposes Steep Cut to PBS Funding</a>, <a href="http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/leadership/statements/harrison/060206fy07budget.html" target="_blank" title="Inherent value of public broadcasting to our civil society">REMARKS OF PATRICIA DE STACY HARRISON, PRESIDENT AND CEO</a>, <a href="http://www.freepress.net/publicbroadcasting/=funding" target="_blank" title="Both the House and Senate must vote to restore the full level of funding.">Put the Public Back in Public Broadcasting</a>
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Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, 60's Republican now progressive, web admin, blogger.

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