Public Supports Higher Funding for NPR, PBS

[boutons_deux]

Americans radically overestimate the amount of federal funding that goes to NPR and PBS, but still have overwhelming support for that funding.

the median guess was that our government spends a whopping 5% of its total budget on public broadcasting. "With a $3.55 trillion budget last year," TPM notes, "that would put funding for the CBP at approximately $178 billion."

the median guess was that our government spends a whopping 5% of its total budget on public broadcasting. "With a $3.55 trillion budget last year," TPM notes, "that would put funding for the CBP at approximately $178 billion."

http://www.savethenews.org/blog/11/04/04/poll-public-supports-higher-funding-npr-pbs

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Easily funded by forcing $1B/year hedge/equity fund managers to pay income tax rate on their fee income rather than capital tax rate.

[TeyshaBlue]

You know what, the public can continue to easily fund NPR and PBS...just like I fucking do it. Pledge.

[MannyIsGod]

The problem with these type of polls is the context. We may want to fund many things, but that doesn't mean we can.

[baseline bum]

You know what, the public can continue to easily fund NPR and PBS...just like I fucking do it. Pledge.

Prisoners' dilemma problem

[TeyshaBlue]

Prisoners' dilemma problem

I don't see it. The outcome of either scenario: NPR gets funded.

[Sec24Row7]

The people that said the government spends 5% of the budget on NPR don't spend the usual 11% of their brain.