Twitter: Romney's 'Big Bird' reference explodes online

[Sunlei]

13. Romney makes his cuts into a joke - he wants America to be a 3rd world country, 2 channel free TV

Gov funding is only 15% overall though PBS is the only quality TV in areas where people can't afford pay TV or internet.

Federal Funding of PBS is explained here. "Federal funding is critical seed money for PBS’ member stations -- which are locally owned and operated -- supporting mission-driven programming and initiatives, particularly among underserved groups like rural populations who would not otherwise be able to access what public television stations provide. This includes content that expands the minds of children, documentaries that open up new worlds, non-commercialized news series that keep citizens informed on world events and programming that brings the arts, theater and music to people wherever they live.

These dollars are particularly important to smaller stations. While the appropriation equals about 15% of our system's revenue, this is an aggregate number. For many stations, the appropriation counts for as much as 40-50% of their budget. "

http://www.pbs.org/funding




Americans need free access to history shows like this, it's educational
http://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/watch/