Decline of the GOP - XVI
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Speaker Johnson: The Republican Party is the party of fiscal responsibility and we are demonstrating that day after day
Well at least they defunded NPR. There should never be a state sponsored dim network. I can’t ever remember the dims trying to claw back $ from things that are a complete joke.
NPR needs to die, but I’m sure that bloated corpse will haunt America for a while yet longer. I’m just glad my taxes no longer fund it.
Well, the "Republican Party" (whatever that term might mean) might possibly be(en).
The TRUMP Party isn't, never has been, and never will be.
another in the infinite list of boogeymen that keep conservatives coming back for more
NPR receives approximately 1% of its funding directly from the federal government. However, a significant portion of its revenue, around 30%, comes from member station fees, and many of those stations rely on federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Therefore, while the direct federal contribution is small, the indirect impact of federal funding on NPR is more substantial through its member stations
NPR's member stations receive a larger portion of their funding from the CPB, which in turn gets its funding from the federal government. This means that while NPR doesn't directly receive a large amount, its member stations do, and they contribute to NPR's revenue through fees.
The CPB, a non-profit corporation, distributes federal funding to public broadcasting entities, including NPR.
NPR's member stations receive a larger portion of their funding from the CPB, which in turn gets its funding from the federal government. This means that while NPR doesn't directly receive a large amount, its member stations do, and they contribute to NPR's revenue through fees.
The CPB, a non-profit corporation, distributes federal funding to public broadcasting entities, including NPR.
I don't know if the dumber group is the one praising what you say amounts to a 1% cut or the group crying like they're going off the air because they got a 1% cut.
Look, gerrymandering should only be done at the taking of the new census, not when it's suspiciously convenient. I'd like to oppose it but even though your Congresscritter isn't going to say it, every single one of them likes gerrymandering if it helps THEM PERSONALLY go back to Washington and continue to not solve the nation's problems.
Gerrymandering is like the "buy American" nonsense. Nobody is going to pay three times the cost just so they can "buy American" and every single mouthpiece in DC LOVES gerrymandering if it helps them stay there. If you told AOC, "well, we can draw block districts or we can gerrymander, but you're probably going to lose your seat without the gerrymander," guess which choice she's making?
She'd make the same choice every other one of them would.
What you are effectively saying is that this funding cut will force the closure of small and rural NPR stations, which will be unable to afford to stay on the air and provide their audience with educational programming, classical music, and weather updates.
That is fine with me since that is precisely what they’ve voted for.
Wow! Kind of like how the rest of the media operates.
That is precisely why I am in the camp: “it is a noise”
You need weather updates every radio station does those in the event of a major weather event. Heck they do it for a severe thunderstorm warning. So does the local over the air tv stations. The weather app on your phone is free. If a person needs NPR for their weather updates or they will be blown away by a hurricane or tornado they are not very bright. NPR shouldn't get a dime.
You want classical music download Spotify. It's free. You want educational programs there are so many good documentaries and other educational videos on Youtube that are also free. Problem solved.
No, but:
1) voters never really hold them accountable
2) voters get what they want
The politician who cuts someone's donative is getting spit canned next election regardless of the larger picture of the budget deficit.
Think about this, and you can use almost anyone you want:
- Barack Obama ran on changing stuff and then turned right around and bailed out the banks*
- the Tea Party demanded fiscal responsibility, they're gone
- Occupy Wall Street wanted something done about about the banks, they're gone
- new face Bernie Sanders (running for Pres) lost to establishment Hillary
- then he lost as a not so new face to even more establishment Biden
- Mitch McConnell was elected to his 7th term in 2020, he's been there for all of this
- Chuck Schumer went to DC in 1980, he was also there for all of this
- Nancy Pelosi, who was Speaker twice, has been in DC since 1987
- Chuck Grassley has been in the US Senate since 1981
- Dick Durbin has been in the US Senate since 1997
- Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has been in DC since the day Jimmy Carter won the Presidency (though not in the Senate)
- Mazie Hirono moved to Washington in 1981
So....if everybody is so mad at all the politicians, why do so many of them keep getting re-elected?
* - I completely understand the argument he had no choice, but he sure didn't say that prior to the election.
I'm not going to impose MY thoughts on everyone else but rest assured...if PBS or NPR went away ten minutes from now, I wouldn't even notice. I'm not saying "defund them because I don't care," I'm just saying I wouldn't notice it at all.
And I'd venture to say there's a lot of us.
And I'd venture to say there's a lot of us.
Gerrymandering shouldn't happen at all (yet again, screw you, Supreme Court). Redistricting should only be done at the taking of the new census
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