Poll: Should NPR lose taxpayer funding? (enemies, dollars, money, government)

[rogerbacon]

Currently about 16% of the multimillion dollar budget for NPR comes from the taxpayers. In today's age where anyone can make YouTube videos reaching millions of people, where there are thousands of internet news outlets, cable news, radio talk shows, and even newspapers it seems there are plenty of outlets for people to get there news. Should taxpayers still be funding NPR?

[Frank DeForrest]

Well call me a socialist, but I think it would benefit all American taxpayers if we stopped throwing tax dollars at a redundant medium.

[bigchuckie]

Originally Posted by rogerbacon

Currently about 16% of the multimillion dollar budget for NPR comes from the taxpayers. In today's age where anyone can make YouTube videos reaching millions of people, where there are thousands of internet news outlets, cable news, radio talk shows, and even newspapers it seems there are plenty of outlets for people to get there news. Should taxpayers still be funding NPR?

If NPR was not paid for by tax dollars they would have gone the way of Air America long ago

[legalsea]

Although pretty liberal, I have long (30+ years) been against any tax dollars for NPR or for the National Endowment for the Arts.

[LuckyGem]

I have often wondered how PBS and NPR can present the views they do and receive public funds.

[shiftymh]

We have to be the only country on the planet where government funded media openly supports our enemies.

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by LuckyGem

I have often wondered how PBS and NPR can present the views they do and receive public funds.

What views would those be?

NOVA? Science Friday? Fresh Air? Maybe its those left wing subversives on Car Talk, or I know, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell me.


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[hammertime33]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q

[USS Enterprise CV-6]

Originally Posted by rogerbacon

Currently about 16% of the multimillion dollar budget for NPR comes from the taxpayers. In today's age where anyone can make YouTube videos reaching millions of people, where there are thousands of internet news outlets, cable news, radio talk shows, and even newspapers it seems there are plenty of outlets for people to get there news. Should taxpayers still be funding NPR?

[indent]Yes!! Pull their funding.
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[Bulldawg82]

They need to be privately funded and not funded by our tax-dollar. Leftists can't seem to do a darn thing without a government giving them money. Go out there & become viable like everyone else.