"And yet the federal government appropriated about $445 million in fiscal year 2012 to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports both PBS and NPR."- U.S.News Oct. 4, 2012 |
"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's (PBS's parent organization) own reports show that only three percent of their revenues come from government funding. It is highly unlikely that an organization as successful as PBS could not be restructured to accommodate such a meager cut."-U.S. News 10/11/12
Would NPR go off the radio without federal funding? "NO" according to The Week- March 10, 2011
Allow the free market to pick up the tab on PBS and NPR. Americans should not be forced to pay for shows that should be competing in their respective market



