Trump Budget Proposes Killing All Funding for PBS, NPR and National Endowment for the Arts

[livingston]

Trump Budget Proposes Killing All Funding for PBS, NPR and National Endowment for the Arts
President Donald Trump made good on a long-time conservative goal in his first proposed budget Thursday morning, targeting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities for complete elimination.
Trump Budget Proposes Killing All Funding for PBS, NPR and National Endowment for the Arts

 

[Deplorable Me]

My wife is a professional artist and has no problem with this. She worked her ass off to not be a starving artist on the government tit. She produces something people want. She keeps several sub-contractor vendors employed. She adapted her work to meet market needs. We know starving artist who are unable to adapt to survive, they're also stoned half the time.

 

[Darth]

Yes!

 

[Robin]

Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!
Robin

 

[Saltwater60]

The demorats should love this one. I agree with it the deficit is too big.

 

[tirwin1]

Sesame street generates how much money in toys, clothes and other things. Let them fund PBS if it's so goddam critical.

Left leaning TV/radio needs to be subsidized because the market for that crap is so small. That doesn't mean it should be. Oh, I can't wait to hear the howls of righteous indignation over this.

 

[Dr. Evil]

You know what that means. More membership fund drives on TV.

 

[Calculon]

If PBS and NPR weren't so blatantly partisan pushing the progressive agenda they probably could have stayed below the radar. I support Trump cutting off these indoctrination engines.

 

[Mr. terzmo]

Why should the Right pay for a leftist propaganda tool ?

 

[Madmallard]

Why should the Right pay for a leftist propaganda tool ?

I agree 150%.

 

[Koz]

All 3 are political propaganda arms of the Democratic party. They collect big dollars from the government then fund campaigns for their candidates. Flip them the big bird and be done with them.

 

[vanderblack]

All 3 are political propaganda arms of the Democratic party. They collect big dollars from the government then fund campaigns for their candidates. Flip them the big bird and be done with them.

Trump is brilliant.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Where will I hear my monotone reports on the state of affairs of the sewing machine repair industry in the sub Saharan desert.

 

[Celt]

I love it, we should not be paying taxes for government leftist propaganda tv.

 

[kev74]

Trump may have given NPR & PBS the greatest fund raising tool they've ever had. The hard core libs with money are going to get hit hard and dig deep in response.

 

[1911guy]

Trump may have given NPR & PBS the greatest fund raising tool they've ever had. The hard core libs with money are going to get hit hard and dig deep in response.

That will help reduce the budget deficit and put the financial burden of the left's theoretical unbiased reporting back upon the left. That's called justice (as well as reducing the deficit).

 

[Burzum]

Have ever read some of those art grants?

We all know of the crucifix in urine years ago, or christian symbols made of elephant dung, so many of those tax-payer grants go for totally degenerate garbage. I am not a bible-head, but it offends me.

Trump should not stop there, CUT ALL "grants" do we need shrimp on a treadmill???? Too many of these grants only go to well-connected universities, well connected not-for-profits, state and local government workers who only provide "information" to people, the whole grant system reeks of one big scam, 80% should be eliminated.

 

[Uninformed and Compliant]

100% should be eliminated, unless you can show me the phrase "Provide for the arts, humanities, and piss-in-a-jar" as a delegated power in Article I.

Hint: It ain't there. It's unlawful on its face. And it's time we ALL stop tolerating this shit.

 

[Darth]

Where will I hear my monotone reports on the state of affairs of the sewing machine repair industry in the sub Saharan desert.

It's not all bad,

Without Antiques Roadshow, I'd never have known that my great grandfather's antique testicle shaver was worth between 6 and 7 million GBP.

 

[bobbyd3]

I dont care about pbs, npr cuts. the world wont end.

But alot of his cuts are gonna cause real trouble.
Meals on wheels cuts for example. its the only thing keeping some people at home and not in a home. i have 2 old guys around me who depend on it. wives died, family out of state and never around. both worked entire life and want to live out lifes at home.

I am no fan of the career welfare citizens.

But alot of these cuts are gonna hurt working people who cant make it on the low paying jobs that make up this country

 

[Darth]

I dont care about pbs, npr cuts. the world wont end.

But alot of his cuts are gonna cause real trouble.
Meals on wheels cuts for example. its the only thing keeping some people at home and not in a home. i have 2 old guys around me who depend on it. wives died, family out of state and never around. both worked entire life and want to live out lifes at home.

I am no fan of the career welfare citizens.

But alot of these cuts are gonna hurt working people who cant make it on the low paying jobs that make up this country

Privatize it.

I'll decide who gets my hard earned money. Not the government.

You show me a couple of down and outs? I'll be happy to help.

"Trust the government" to give to the down and outs?

 

[Phauxtoe]

BINGO!
FUNPR

 

[livingston]

The elimination of the federal CDBG program would reduce local funding for a number of programs, including Meals on Wheels, but the overall impact on the program is uncertain. According to the Meals on Wheels 2015 annual report, the majority of the national office’s funding (about 84%) comes from individual contributions, while only 3% comes from federal grants such as the CDBG program provides:

Did President Trump Announce Plans to End the 'Meals on Wheels' Program?

 

[Grimscale]

It is interesting that everyone is happy to have these programs defunded, yet no mention of the farming subsidies, big oil subsidies, continued tax exempt status for churches, etc.
why aren't these groups having to pay their way?

 

[Calculon]

It is interesting that everyone is happy to have these programs defunded, yet no mention of the farming subsidies, big oil subsidies, continued tax exempt status for churches, etc.
why aren't these groups having to pay their way?

They should. Maybe DJT will get there.

 

[MoMan]

Big salaries, for propaganda.
Big Bird actor's salary was $314,000 in 2010.
(SOURCE: Big Bird’s Salary Is $314K, But Don't Call Him A 1 Percenter )

I didn't feel like digging for current salary, but I'm pretty sure it didn't go down!

 

[swilliams]

I'm probably in the minority here, but the proposed $54 billion increase in the defense budget pisses me off. We don't need an increase if we stop backing proxy wars like Syria and Yemen. One of my biggest wishes is that our economy get strong enough that we can tell Saudi Arabia to fuck off and not care if they don't sell their oil in USD. Yeah, I know; never gonna happen.

 

[Darth]

I'm probably in the minority here, but the proposed $54 billion increase in the defense budget pisses me off. We don't need an increase if we stop backing proxy wars like Syria and Yemen. One of my biggest wishes is that our economy get strong enough that we can tell Saudi Arabia to fuck off and not care if they don't sell their oil in USD. Yeah, I know; never gonna happen.

Nope. The absurd military spending increase pisses me off too.

Just waiting for Trump to drop the anti gun bomb, then I can say "I told you so", and go crawl back in the corner.

 

[Paxal]

Trump Budget Proposes Killing All Funding for PBS, NPR and National Endowment for the Arts
President Donald Trump made good on a long-time conservative goal in his first proposed budget Thursday morning, targeting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities for complete elimination.
Trump Budget Proposes Killing All Funding for PBS, NPR and National Endowment for the Arts

Can you say "Bargaining chips."

 

[Robin]

I don't like the idea that we must increase defense spending, but the world is becoming an increasingly, more and more dangerous place where deterrence may be all that keeps things below an all out war.
Robin