What’s at Stake for PBS Viewers? Budget Cuts Could Harm More Than Big Bird and Elmo

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I_trust said:
PBS has been pushing the gay agenda (and now Trans agenda) for a long time.

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It is time that my taxes stop paying for Trans advocacy.
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And I have a 4 hour PBS documentary about the development of Christianity on my DVR and an NPR show on right now interviewing (for an hour) a Catholic contemplative.

I’d suppose atheists are ticked off about their tax dollars also. 😉

…and my cable bill goes in part to support the distribution of ETWN.
 
PJH_74 said:
And I have a 4 hour PBS documentary about the development of Christianity on my DVR and an NPR show on right now interviewing (for an hour) a Catholic contemplative.

I’d suppose atheists are ticked off about their tax dollars also. 😉

…and my cable bill goes in part to support the distribution of ETWN.
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Your cable subscription is voluntary. Huge difference.
 
It’s simply not the job of the federal government to be in media. But it’s impossible to stop at this point.
ucfengr said:
Budget cuts won’t hurt Elmo or Big Bird, which are more than capable of surviving on their own. They won’t hurt Ken Burns documentaries which makes millions per year. What it will hurt is shows that about 12 elitists in NYC and Washington DC watch, like Opera Tonight, or The Latest in Performance Art (Now With More Chocolate Covered Artists).
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Actually the government always takes away the most popular things during budget cuts and leaves the least popular or hated. It doesn’t work like a real business that serves customers in any way. Thus during the last federal budget dust up they make sure to shutdown national parks, something people like, while keeping running all their other odious endeavors.
 
victrolatim said:
People rip their hair out like the government funds 100% of PBS, which it does not (as stated earlier). I’m sure some rich liberal will be happy to fund that 14%.
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The hysteria on the left about this is totally unwarranted
 
We’ll merely see commercial advertising on PBS, which it does now, only in large blocks before the program.

Whatever they do to eliminate the fundraising segments, I’m all for it.

Jim
 
ucfengr said:
Budget cuts won’t hurt Elmo or Big Bird, which are more than capable of surviving on their own. They won’t hurt Ken Burns documentaries which makes millions per year. What it will hurt is shows that about 12 elitists in NYC and Washington DC watch, like Opera Tonight, or The Latest in Performance Art (Now With More Chocolate Covered Artists).
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Yeah, who are the weirdos who appreciate things like opera? Elite losers obviously. No need to expose anyone to that sort of drivel, especially those for whom public television may be the only outlet to provide such exposure.
 
gracepoole said:
Yeah, who are the weirdos who appreciate things like opera? Elite losers obviously. No need to expose anyone to that sort of drivel, especially those for whom public television may be the only outlet to provide such exposure.
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Yeah, I’d miss my opera broadcasts on WNYC. And I really don’t think I’m an elitist.
 
=gracepoole;14594405]Yeah, who are the weirdos who appreciate things like opera? Elite losers obviously.
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Nothing like a good ol’ strawman to elicit pity. I wish I had an euro every time that happened…
No need to expose anyone to that sort of drivel, especially those for whom public television may be the only outlet to provide such exposure.
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Just let the free market work.
 
gracepoole said:
Yeah, who are the weirdos who appreciate things like opera? Elite losers obviously. No need to expose anyone to that sort of drivel, especially those for whom public television may be the only outlet to provide such exposure.
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The people I know who like opera are the types who would pay $90 for a ticket to the opera. Somehow, that group does not seem the most deserving of subsidized entertainment.
 
SuperLuigi said:
Nothing like a good ol’ strawman to elicit pity. I wish I had an euro every time that happened…
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I seriously want to give you a challenge: don’t claim ANYTHING is a fallacy for a full 24-hours. C’mon, give it a try. I believe in you!
stinkcat_14 said:
The people I know who like opera are the types who would pay $90 for a ticket to the opera. Somehow, that group does not seem the most deserving of subsidized entertainment.
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Plenty of people live where they can’t simply pay for an opera ticket. For years I lived in such an area. If I wanted to travel for several hours, perhaps live opera would have been a possibility. But for all intents and purposes, PBS was my only real opera outlet. Beyond this issue, consider the many who are never exposed to opera but happen to witness one on PBS and become interested.
 
gracepoole said:
Plenty of people live where they can’t simply pay for an opera ticket. For years I lived in such an area. If I wanted to travel for several hours, perhaps live opera would have been a possibility. But for all intents and purposes, PBS was my only real opera outlet. Beyond this issue, consider the many who are never exposed to opera but happen to witness one on PBS and become interested.
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There is plenty of opera available for free on youtube. Also, just because someone cannot easily see an event live does not mean that it requires a government subsidy. Many of those who cannot see live opera conveniently also cannot see major league baseball conveniently. That does not mean that PBS should show MLB.
 
PBS has by far the best television on TV however.

Call the Midwife
Downton Abbey
Home Fires

Just to name a few.

That being said, NatGeo Wild, is able to broadcast great programming as well, showing that commercial TV can be good.

Jim
 
JimR-OCDS said:
PBS has by far the best television on TV however.

Call the Midwife
Downton Abbey
Home Fires

Just to name a few.

That being said, NatGeo Wild, is able to broadcast great programming as well, showing that commercial TV can be good.

Jim
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Yes,these are very quality programs.I watch them every week.However,they are also available via the internet,so that is an option .
 
Jeanne_S said:
Yes,these are very quality programs.I watch them every week.However,they are also available via the internet,so that is an option .
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It became an option after PBS made them.
Is “the internet” making quality programs?
 
Jeanne_S said:
Yes,these are very quality programs.I watch them every week.However,they are also available via the internet,so that is an option .
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Personally, I prefer to watch them on my 32 inch tv with surround sound over my laptop computer. 😃

Jim
 
stinkcat_14 said:
There is plenty of opera available for free on youtube. Also, just because someone cannot easily see an event live does not mean that it requires a government subsidy. Many of those who cannot see live opera conveniently also cannot see major league baseball conveniently. That does not mean that PBS should show MLB.
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The original purpose of government funded public television, was to have programming which wasn’t determined by corporations.

However, the cost and quality required to bring such programming, required lots of money.

Hence, donations from the public in addition to government funding. That didn’t make it, so eventually corporate donations were rewarded with advertisement blocks, but were done in a way which didn’t make it the same as a commercial on the other networks.

I think PBS can move to commercially funded programming, but the BOD’s have to remain independent and have the ability to choose the programming they desire without executives of corporations telling them what to broadcast.

Jim
 
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