Defunding NPR and PBS

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LMCane
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9:24a, 7/16/25
very important Senate vote late last night where JD Vance cast the 51-50 tiebreaker.

do "conservatives" on here not care anymore about getting rid of the Deep State?
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9:26a, 7/16/25
Good.

How does your second sentence relate to the first? And no the fake conservatives are all about team first.
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9:31a, 7/16/25
Fifty percent plus one is all it takes. I wish the RINO's in the Senate were more reliable, but it got done.

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9:32a, 7/16/25
The GOP wants to be liked by Washington insiders more than it wants to do whats good for the US.
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9:34a, 7/16/25
What was in the bill, exactly?
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9:34a, 7/16/25
Our country is broke. These organizations could easily fund themselves and are liberal propaganda 24-7.

And yet a couple idiot Republican senators still vote for that spending? So dumb and out of touch.
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In reply to Aston04 • 9:42a, 7/16/25
Aston04 said:
Our country is broke. These organizations could easily fund themselves and are liberal propaganda 24-7.

And yet a couple idiot Republican senators still vote for that spending? So dumb and out of touch.

And yet the very same senate passed a bill that makes this country even more broke. But I'll save $400 on my tax bill so that is neat.
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 9:45a, 7/16/25
Over $20k for me. Sounds like you are not paying very much net federal income tax.
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In reply to Tom Fox • 9:52a, 7/16/25
Tom Fox said:
Over $20k for me. Sounds like you are not paying very much net federal income tax.

I pay close to $20K total in federal income tax. I was talking about the savings I'll see from the "big beautiful bill"
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9:54a, 7/16/25
It will all continue without federal funding . Hoping they are forced to change the names of their networks so that people can understand what they really are… leftist propaganda outlets . Not that they don't have some good musical programming and if they had stuck to that sort of thing it'd be ok but that clearly isn't the case at all.
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 9:56a, 7/16/25
cajunaggie08 said:
Tom Fox said:
Over $20k for me. Sounds like you are not paying very much net federal income tax.

I pay close to $20K total in federal income tax. I was talking about the savings I'll see from the "big beautiful bill"


I'll see over $20k in savings from the BBB. You can always pay more taxes if you want to fund NPR.
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In reply to Tom Fox • 10:00a, 7/16/25
I donate.

And if your savings are going to be over $20K, you hiring?
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10:06a, 7/16/25
it is shocking to me that the GOP is stacking real victories every day which affect every American and are serious losses to the Deep State...

yet "influencers" are concerned instead about ridiculous "issues" that have nothing to do with what is actually happening in the country today.

this is LITERALLY a cause the GOP has been discussing for THIRTY YEARS and may finally happen!
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 10:09a, 7/16/25
cajunaggie08 said:
I donate.

And if your savings are going to be over $20K, you hiring?


We actually are hiring a paralegal, but probably not another associate for at least a year. The market is slowing down in west Texas with so many leaving due to the oilfield slowdown.
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10:13a, 7/16/25
I was told that the government funding of NPR and PBS was way overblown. Something like 1% in reality? Odd that there's so much noise about it.
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In reply to WestAustinAg • 10:15a, 7/16/25
WestAustinAg said:
The GOP wants to be liked by Washington insiders more than it wants to do whats good for the US.

94.4% of the GOP voted FOR this bill.

Don't condemn the whole group based on the actions of less than 6%...
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 10:16a, 7/16/25
cajunaggie08 said:
Aston04 said:
Our country is broke. These organizations could easily fund themselves and are liberal propaganda 24-7.

And yet a couple idiot Republican senators still vote for that spending? So dumb and out of touch.

And yet the very same senate passed a bill that makes this country even more broke. But I'll save $400 on my tax bill so that is neat.

How much did SPENDING increase in that bill? What, exactly, was the spending that caused the increase?
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10:21a, 7/16/25
Appeasing an enemy never works. RINOs are clueless
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In reply to Ag with kids • 10:24a, 7/16/25
Ag with kids said:
WestAustinAg said:
The GOP wants to be liked by Washington insiders more than it wants to do whats good for the US.

94.4% of the GOP voted FOR this bill.

Don't condemn the whole group based on the actions of less than 6%...


And it was the usual suspects...
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In reply to Ag with kids • 10:25a, 7/16/25
Ag with kids said:
WestAustinAg said:
The GOP wants to be liked by Washington insiders more than it wants to do whats good for the US.

94.4% of the GOP voted FOR this bill.

Don't condemn the whole group based on the actions of less than 6%...

As much as I hate those RINO's they at least give us a majority in the senate and they get to go back to their constituents and tell them "I voted against defunding NPR and PBS, remember that when I'm up for re-election."

Now hopefully those purple states wake up and trend more red and primary the RINO's but until that time...
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In reply to Aston04 • 10:26a, 7/16/25
Aston04 said:
Our country is broke. These organizations could easily fund themselves and are liberal propaganda 24-7.

And yet a couple idiot Republican senators still vote for that spending? So dumb and out of touch.


It's completely discouraging.

The three Rs who voted against it claim that rural folks can't get info without PBS and NPR. I guess they've never heard of the internet.

Reminds me of when Harry Reid voted against any reform of the USPS because it was "the only contact that many people have with the outside world".
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In reply to PeekingDuck • 11:13a, 7/16/25
PeekingDuck said:
I was told that the government funding of NPR and PBS was way overblown. Something like 1% in reality? Odd that there's so much noise about it.

Probably more like 15% in reality. Plus, NPR stations are located on taxpayer funded campuses, so additional taxpayer subsidies.
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In reply to Rocky Rider • 11:19a, 7/16/25
Rocky Rider said:
Appeasing an enemy never works. RINOs are clueless
they are the enemy - the Maine and Alaska senators are dems through and through , they just have claim to be republicans to get elected
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In reply to PeekingDuck • 11:25a, 7/16/25
PeekingDuck said:
I was told that the government funding of NPR and PBS was way overblown. Something like 1% in reality? Odd that there's so much noise about it.

It's only 1% when people are complaining about how much we pay. It's devastating cuts when the money is actually being cut.

Sorta like Planned Parenthood with 1% of their business being abortions but all their clinics going out of business when abortions are outlawed.
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11:28a, 7/16/25
PBS could be funded by Seaseme Street alone
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In reply to Noble Men • 11:30a, 7/16/25
Noble Men said:
PBS could be funded by Seaseme Street alone

Sesame Street, too.

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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 11:31a, 7/16/25
cajunaggie08 said:
Tom Fox said:
Over $20k for me. Sounds like you are not paying very much net federal income tax.

I pay close to $20K total in federal income tax. I was talking about the savings I'll see from the "big beautiful bill"


You're more than welcome to go back to your 2015 tax levels
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In reply to Noble Men • 11:36a, 7/16/25
Noble Men said:
PBS could be funded by Seaseme Street alone


Imagine what Netflix, Prime, Hulu, or Disney+ would pay to have that brand.
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In reply to American Hardwood • 11:40a, 7/16/25
Do people still watch sesame street? I never got the appeal of some 1960's puppet show.
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 11:43a, 7/16/25
cajunaggie08 said:
Aston04 said:
Our country is broke. These organizations could easily fund themselves and are liberal propaganda 24-7.

And yet a couple idiot Republican senators still vote for that spending? So dumb and out of touch.

And yet the very same senate passed a bill that makes this country even more broke. But I'll save $400 on my tax bill so that is neat.


Lolololol
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In reply to One Louder • 11:47a, 7/16/25
One Louder said:
Ag with kids said:
WestAustinAg said:
The GOP wants to be liked by Washington insiders more than it wants to do whats good for the US.

94.4% of the GOP voted FOR this bill.

Don't condemn the whole group based on the actions of less than 6%...


And it was the usual suspects...

Well, duh
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In reply to RogerFurlong • 11:48a, 7/16/25
RogerFurlong said:
Do people still watch sesame street? I never got the appeal of some 1960's puppet show.


I used to watch it as a toddler in the 70s. Loved it. But maybe its time has passed.
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In reply to One Louder • 11:53a, 7/16/25
One Louder said:
Ag with kids said:
WestAustinAg said:
The GOP wants to be liked by Washington insiders more than it wants to do whats good for the US.

94.4% of the GOP voted FOR this bill.

Don't condemn the whole group based on the actions of less than 6%...


And it was the usual suspects...


Collins, Murkowski and ?. I can't find a story on the vote.

Never mind, found it. McConnell was the other vote .
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In reply to halfastros81 • 12:00p, 7/16/25
halfastros81 said:
It will all continue without federal funding . Hoping they are forced to change the names of their networks so that people can understand what they really are… leftist propaganda outlets . Not that they don't have some good musical programming and if they had stuck to that sort of thing it'd be ok but that clearly isn't the case at all.


They know networks will fail without guvmint money. Most liberal talk shows failed. CNBC and cnn both are propped up and can't make it on their own.
But typical liberals, they want to spend YOUR money to get their propaganda out. It's the way they operate.
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In reply to RogerFurlong • 12:01p, 7/16/25
RogerFurlong said:
Do people still watch sesame street? I never got the appeal of some 1960's puppet show.


Viewers of the show is one thing, but…..

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