Re: [Mid] OT: This time, it's for real: Save NPR and PBS

This is very off topic and political, so delete if you aren't
interested.

>A House panel has voted to eliminate all public funding for NPR and
>PBS, starting with "Sesame Street," "Reading Rainbow," and other
>commercial-free children's shows. If approved, this would be the most
>severe cut in the history of public broadcasting, threatening to pull
>the plug on Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch.

I have a question: why do these shows need federal funding?

I ask this because I see so much merchandising out there (heck, my
kids have tons of Elmos and things like that), that money must be
being made from that. Books, videos, games, toys...all that stuff.

So why isn't that enough to support the programs?

- Midair

p.s. And please, do NOT assume that I support the cutting of these
funds. That is not true at all. However, the question needs to be
asked, and I wouldn't mind a fact based answer. Thanks!

From: "Charles J. Cohen" <charles@eecs.umich.edu>
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Received on Wed Jun 15 13:08:35 2005