NPR anyone?

[George Gervin's Afro]

Boutons, again, you prove yourself to be a useful idiot for the left. That is not the reason at all. It all has to do with tax payer dollars going to what conservatives consider a partisan en y.

Coyote, I agree with you.

does anyone else get tickeld when WC refers to someone else as an idiot?

[boutons_deux]

"It all has to do with tax payer dollars going to what conservatives consider a partisan en y."

I consider giving taxpayer dollars to "Christian" brain-washing schools to be a Repug partisan abuse and Cons utional violation. But you and WC have no objection?

[Wild Cobra]

"It all has to do with tax payer dollars going to what conservatives consider a partisan en y."

I consider giving taxpayer dollars to "Christian" brain-washing schools to be a Repug partisan abuse and Cons utional violation. But you and WC have no objection?

I'm not aware of that happening. The schools today clearly advocate PC, which many people disagree with. I think the schools should stick to teaching.

[boutons_deux]

"While NPR does not receive any direct federal funding, it does receive a small number of compe ive grants from CPB and federal agencies like the Department of Education and the Department of Commerce. This funding amounts to approximately 2% of NPR’s overall revenues."

Selecting NPR because it's not hard-core right-wing fundamentalist, you guys seem to never pick up stories similar to this one:

The Insane Interest Group Politics That Have America Subsidizing Brazilian Cotton Farmers

giving Brazilian cotton farmers $147 million a year in subsidies to allow us to continue subsidizing US cotton farmers without imperiling the interests of US biotech firms.

http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/20...otton-farmers/

UCA is never too broke to bail out corps and capitalists, but too broke to lay off teachers (TX, etc), fireman, police, poor, sick, old, disabled.

[Wild Cobra]

"While NPR does not receive any direct federal funding, it does receive a small number of compe ive grants from CPB and federal agencies like the Department of Education and the Department of Commerce. This funding amounts to approximately 2% of NPR’s overall revenues."

Selecting NPR because it's not hard-core right-wing fundamentalist, you guys seem to never pick up stories similar to this one:

The Insane Interest Group Politics That Have America Subsidizing Brazilian Cotton Farmers

giving Brazilian cotton farmers $147 million a year in subsidies to allow us to continue subsidizing US cotton farmers without imperiling the interests of US biotech firms.

http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/20...otton-farmers/

UCA is never too broke to bail out corps and capitalists, but too broke to lay off teachers (TX, etc), fireman, police, poor, sick, old, disabled.

Looks like it's time to remove ourselves from the WTO. That is if this is real.

These amendments affect HR 1, which I could not find any subsidy spending to Brazil in.

I really wish you would research and back up your propaganda.

[Wild Cobra]

"While NPR does not receive any direct federal funding, it does receive a small number of compe ive grants from CPB and federal agencies like the Department of Education and the Department of Commerce. This funding amounts to approximately 2% of NPR’s overall revenues."

Selecting NPR because it's not hard-core right-wing fundamentalist, you guys seem to never pick up stories similar to this one:

The Insane Interest Group Politics That Have America Subsidizing Brazilian Cotton Farmers

giving Brazilian cotton farmers $147 million a year in subsidies to allow us to continue subsidizing US cotton farmers without imperiling the interests of US biotech firms.

http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/20...otton-farmers/

UCA is never too broke to bail out corps and capitalists, but too broke to lay off teachers (TX, etc), fireman, police, poor, sick, old, disabled.

I found the WTO finding on this. Again, the Think Progress story lies. I assume NPR picked up the story, and why you are spouting the utter bull about lack of partisanship.

Second Finding

With respect to Brazil’s request for $1.155 billion in countermeasures related to the “prohibited” subsidies, the arbitrator found that Brazil was only en led to retaliate for the effects of these subsidies on Brazilian products and not for their full effect on the rest of the world (ROW). The arbitrator used Brazil’s share of world exports of those products receiving GSM 102 credit guarantees (estimated to be 11.7% in 2006) to apportion Brazil’s share of the subsidy effect from the entire global market effect. With this revision to Brazil’s formula, the arbitrator estimated the countermeasure at $147.4 million in FY2006—comprising an interest rate effect of $25.27 million, marginal additionality of $41.3 million, and full additionality of $80.8 million. Furthermore, the arbitrator ruled that the retaliatory amount accorded Brazil would vary each year (via formula) based on the total of exporter applications received by the U.S. government under the GSM 102 program for the most recently concluded fiscal year. The formula would consider an interest rate subsidy component and the trade displacement additionality (both full and marginal) of the subsidy component of GSM 102.

This is a fine. Was it paid? No. Not until 2010 was it agreed to be put in a shared technology fund. I did see legislation to reduce US cotton subsidies before finding this, but am not going to look for it again. I couldn't find in any congressional text of the last two congress' showing payments to Brazil over cotton.

Here is the last good article I found on the situation:

U.S. and Brazil Reach Agreement on Cotton Dispute

Watch out Beef Growers. Brazilian beef was agreed to be deemed disease free over this.

NPR is too often full of beef . They scare people with unconfirmed stories.

[TeyshaBlue]

Remarkable display of wilful ignnorance.

[Soul_Patch]

So, i read this whole thread.


Why am i supposed to hate NPR again? I still dont follow.

[boutons_deux]

Why am i supposed to hate NPR again

Because, like most of USA, it's not hard-core fundamentalist extreme right-wing.

[Soul_Patch]

I find talk of the nation to be one of the better political commentary shows out there.

NPR ranks right under POTUS radio (satellite) for me when it comes to talk radio.