BlueTsunami
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If one things for sure, ill do my part with PBS when they have to become truly publicly funded.
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The White House is Building a Budget: PBS, the NEA, & the NDC Ain't In It
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StrategyFan
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trump is in the middle of running his reelection campaign
a stronger military is part of that plan. pbs isn't
a stronger military is part of that plan. pbs isn't
Too many British shows. If they had been more American, they'd be fine.
Permanently A
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It is my sincere hope that whenever cutting PBS comes up, that someone just pulls out an old CRT and starts playing this video.
water_wendi
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This is literally the reason.
Spiral Insanity
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Gotta make the military bigger. Who needs free, informative, unbiased reporting?
That is a great suggestion. Take it to Twitter and start a hashtag.
BlackGhost
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AmeriCorps is shocking to me
PBS educates kids.
Can't be spending money on that.
Now if PBS was indoctrinating the kids into being "good lil' Christians", then it would not only survive but probably get an increase in funding.
Republicans don't like Peace, so they'll probably be gone too.....or renamed to War Corps.
Gordon Shumway
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Some shit is just for the rich..y'all need to get used to it.
Liberals and minorities always play the victim but Christian values are under attack. - our government
Spider from Mars
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Remember when Hillary had a 3am tweet-storm about pumping money into public services like Americorps? Those were the days.
ErasureAcer
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No money for arts when all the money is going to protect Beavis and Butthead.
That puts PBS at the mercy of corporate interests more than it already is. If a big funding company feels threatened by a story that may air on PBS News Hour, they would have more pull to get the story buried. PBS being solely funded by private groups, no matter how noble their intent is, isn't PBS.
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USA just got owned
BlueTsunami
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Like a saxophone 🎷
PBS, the NEA, and the NDC are like an infinitesimal part of the budget. Cutting them saves no money at all, it's purely a culture war thing on the GOP's part.
If Disney can't bury a bad story on ABC, or Universal on NBC, I wouldn't be too worried about that. The bigger worry with PBS is will their lineup be affected, because they show a lot of stuff that normally wouldn't get on air that has cultural value but not monetary value. I mean, for instance, who is going to want to air the Mark Twain Award ceremony if PBS goes under?
If Disney can't bury a bad story on ABC, or Universal on NBC, I wouldn't be too worried about that. The bigger worry with PBS is will their lineup be affected, because they show a lot of stuff that normally wouldn't get on air that has cultural value but not monetary value. I mean, for instance, who is going to want to air the Mark Twain Award ceremony if PBS goes under?
Lord Frieza
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Can a budget be passed without any Democratic support?
BlueTsunami
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Lord Frieza
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Good, I hope at least some of this is really fought for then.
SSPssp
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Yes if they use reconciliation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress))
Or if they go nuclear. (Less likely.)
How About No
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Fuck this petty ass shit
Lord Frieza
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Goddammit, why is everything just so fucked
SatelliteOfLove
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Eeeeyup, growin' jobs, jobs 'r growin'.
The NEA accounts for .004% of the budget. Killing it will hurt those in rural communities the hardest, aka the Republican voter block, shuttering local arts organizations nearly overnight. Thousands of jobs will be lost. It's a pointless endeavor that only serves to flex political might that has way more to lose than there is to be gained.
Wag
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It was always about the culture war, never about fiscal responsibility.
Absolutely.
I'm not american.
I don't have a clue what PBS actually does, or who this man is.
But i'm crying. Make this guy a saint.
PhoncipleBone
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So wonderful. I just feel that the current GOP would lack the soul to actually be moved by that speech. But damn, I am going to go to bed feeling all misty eyed and great because of Mr. Rogers.
Thank you for posting that.
Fred Rogers is too good for sainthood.
Paul Ryan's been trying to get rid of Americorps for years. Now he'll finally be able to do it with this Republican dream budget and no possibility of opposition. As an Americorps NCCC alumni this is really upsetting since it was one of the best experiences I've had and it is a real shame that other people won't be able to take advantage of the opportunity
And again, as the OP says, remember this is all to save $2.5 billion out of a $4 trillion budget. This is like someone who makes $50,000 a year deciding to cancel a $30 yearly subscription and saying that will solve all their financial problems. It's purely to harm the people who don't vote for them.
Indeed.
SlipperyFishes
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Did you vote the Tories into power. With all these cuts you'd think that was the case!
hydragonwarrior
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And once all it's gone, any Liberal policy will be tough to enact without raising taxes.
It's devious and almost always slanted against any future democratic reform. The cycle continues.
It's devious and almost always slanted against any future democratic reform. The cycle continues.
TheLaughingStock
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Why did you lump in the Export-Import Bank? It's a corporate welfare/crony capitalism initiative.
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