Posted on 03/17/2017 12:28:58 PM PDT by IBD editorial writer
As night follows day, defenders of big government trotted out "Sesame Street's" Big Bird as the poster child of President Trump's terrible spending cuts.
The Daily Beast story on Trump's budget proposal to cut taxpayer funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting features an ax-wielding man about to chop Big Bird's head off. Politico has a story titled "Can Big Bird Survive Trump?" In a "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" segment mocking Trump's budget, Donald Trump fires Big Bird.
These folks would do well to find a new mascot. Big Bird is big business, and doesn't need taxpayer money to survive.
First, let's take a look at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces "Sesame Street."
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I went through similar in the 70s.
I read an article on internet last night saying much of what is said here. In addition it claimed the Federal money accounted for about 7% o their operations, have top of the line equipment, their employees make more than their counterparts at private stations and their executives make more that those with commensurate responsibilities in the government. They are fat, so I read.
I read an article on internet last night saying much of what is said here. In addition it claimed the Federal money accounted for about 7% o their operations, have top of the line equipment, their employees make more than their counterparts at private stations and their executives make more that those with commensurate responsibilities in the government. They are fat, so I read.
Reruns are on PBS.
Reruns are on PBS.
PBS has employed and is still employing thousands upon thousands of unemployed or under-employed artists, writers, actors, cartoonists, musicians, announcers, singers, directors, producers, puppeteers, documenteers, etc....all of whom depend and live on the tax-dole salaries they are given for their efforts.....and which they and the socialist Left view as rightfully theirs.
Like the rest of us, they should be out earning their livings in the private enterprise market...WE peons have to swim or we sink...and so should they.
Leni
...typical liberals....they cant do a thing unless someone else is paying for it......
btt
Ha!
I couldn’t care less how much Sesame Street people make. What I care about is my tax dollars going to subsidize their incomes.
Kind of like how those of us who contribute to Free Republic
subsidize your income when you excerpt your material to get hits on your blog?
Kind of like that or exactly like that?
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