TERRIBLE: Trump Wants to Cut ALL Funding for PBS & NPR [dTube]
This is a disaster
President Trump plans to cut all funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), even though federal spending on these non-profits is negligible
Any why not?
We know that viewers who get news from NPR and PBS are some of the most informed news consumers in the country, and thus...that's not good for Trump
Your thoughts?
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It would be better if Trump cut military expenses instead.
my thoughts exactly, and as mentioned, we ALWAYS have more money for the military.
Oui exactement Trop d'armes de Guerre !!! ma Fois il y a Beaucoup de CON sur cette Planète :) :)
I wish this was fake news.
you and me both
It is already obvious that this is a very bad decision.
bad decision for the country, good one for Trump, however, for the reasons outlined in the video
The continuing gutting of funding for public broadcasting has already led to the slow corporate take over of these entities and may be the end goal for those who oppose them. A lot of programs you will hear that it is sponsored by x corporation.
Yes it has, and it's horrible.
Disaster. Closer and closer to authoritarianism and censorship.
Indeed, and too many people aren't realizing it, or paying attention
Lets increase spending by over 300 billion, but hey we are saving 400 million from the CPB!!!
I'm a loyal NPR listener. NPR isn't going to go away if the federal funds are cut off. With all that is going in the world, are NPR and PBS really a spending priority? Nah.
Great News.... Cut ALL Funding for Fake News networks that spread propaganda. Mainstream media is garage. Go President Trump!!!
Make America Great Again. Stop the retardation and brain washing of the masses.
I agree, fake news is all garage.
hahahaha... I meant to write garbage
Public radio. We, the public, Should make the decision if we should pay for it, because we are the people who already for it, for us to use, for a reason.
As the author noted, "even though federal spending on these non-profits is negligible"...Trump cutting the "negligible" amount of Federal funding will not hurt either of these networks one bit. In fact, he may have actually helped them by further angering a lot of Trump-bashers who will be dashing for their checkbooks to donate more. I stopped listening to NPR a couple of years ago, but I still like a few shows on PBS, might even donate to them myself.
this is not correct at the macro level as explained in the video.
As Air America demonstrated: let the public economics determine the success or failer
PBS et al (including the followers) hate the concept of paying their own way
The success of conservative media is based on content and advertising support
As should PBS
A solution to their problem: be fair and balanced = represent ALL of the public; not merely liberals/progressives...and survive on ad dollars like the rest...