Crap house PBS needs to have it’s funding cut off!
Ha ha that is what they are worried about!! Missing the annual “donation” to PBS from The Clinton Foundation!!!
Blame the GOP for public funding of PBS. They’ve controlled the power of the purse since January 2011.
PBS is an example of funding that should be easy to cut. Only a handful of voters would vote against Republicans for “privatizing” PBS. Almost all of those voters would be leftists who wouldn’t vote Republican anyway.
What would actually happen if PPS was privatized?
1). There would be more and longer commercials. In recent years announcements of commercial sponsorship of shows have been morphing into commercial messages anyway.
2). It would have to become competitive.
3). For a time wealthy individuals and foundations would continue to subsidize some programming.
4). Most American voters won’t care since they don’t watch PBS.
5). Congressmen and Senators who voted to privatize PBS will be criticized at cocktail parties by intellectuals and wealthy donors who watch the network.
Reason #5 is why the network has not been refunded. PBS is a government welfare program that benefits primarily the upper 1%.
Good idea.