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Senate Bill to Defund NPR
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Matthew Vaeth: The acting head of the OMB. He's not even the actual director.
Judge blocks Trump federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and more aid
The spending freeze on federal assistance could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans and state and local government grants.
www.cbsnews.com
TheBigA beat me to it.
Also worth noting that there's an unelected guy who gives very enthusiastic (ahem) "salutes" who is being put in charge of slashing the federal budget via a previously non-existent (and not legally existing at the moment) agency named after a meme.
Kind of suspicious for a man who became immensely wealthy off of government contracts and who barely pays any taxes to suddenly care about wasteful spending.
This just in: A federal judge has put a hold on the order for one week:
www.nbcnews.com
D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to pause federal aid spending
The order from Judge Loren AliKhan runs through next Monday, when further arguments in the case are scheduled.
www.nbcnews.com
Are you talking about the CNN case?
It also takes 38 states to ratify. Not gonna happen.
So are head lice, social diseases, and the Dallas Cowboys. 🤣
You need two-thirds of both houses of Congress plus approval of three-quarters of the states to pass a constitutional amendment. Simple but extremely difficult.
That’s why we won’t be seeing the repeal of the 22nd amendment.
I have never heard anyone under the age of one hundred speak of the post office. So I don't know, maybe people do love it. They love "I love Lucy" too. Both are meaningless in today's technological age. Let's get writing to congress to rid our American taxpayers of the UPSC. It won't be missed. Advertisers will find a new way to get their pamphlets to people who don't want them. Grandma will have a grandson or daughter help her get and write Email and the four letters that must be sent in printed form can come with the UPS truck that delivers the packages that are sent by people who ignore the post office because they want it delivered dependably on time. Or you can hold on to the past and keep the post office and all that it entails, but please let me opt out of it and take a tax break from its cost. How much did it lose last year? 1.8 billion? It's almost like AM radio
There is no "opt out" of the constitution.
There has been no legislation regarding the funding of public broadcasting. It is not a line item in the budget. It's part of other funding for the states.
stay tuned
That's an...interesting take. I'm under the age of one hundred and I check my mail every day. I get bills and junk mail and small packages there. I work with some Gen Z folks who know about the post office (though not about I Love Lucy). I've said (on these boards) multiple times that they also have little or no use for radio of any modulation. Maybe we should get rid of all OTA broadcasting?
In any case, this blanket freeze on grants reaches (as has been mentioned) far beyond public radio. National Parks, National Monuments, Medicaid...I get the impulse to slash and burn to save money, but people will be burned as a result, and it's more than just not being able to listen to Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
No. OTA is a private business. Let them continue to fund their stations and hopefully make a dollar or two. When they no long are profitable, they can turn off the transmitter, hand in the license and put a plaque on the wall next to the horseshoe makers plaque.
With a nation that is 34 trillion, no 35 trillion, no 36 trillion...oh hell, I can't keep up. With our current negative budget (is that the PC term for being broke?) we have to cut spending. A judge has halted the blanket cuts and the eventual cuts will be argued in courts. We spend too much. The fact is that this nation can not fund all that it is funding. Getting back to the initial posting of this public broadcasting page, funding for public broadcasting seems like a good place to start removing any and all public money. Those who wish to do so, will be free to send contributions if they choose. Next we can work on the constitutional items to rid us of the post office and move forward from there into the 21st century. I personally like trains, but I know Amtrak is another example of waste of public money. So we can do that next to make it fair so that I'll feel the pain of those who enjoy the waste of publicly funded radio. I want to be fair. I'll fly to where I need to be and you can listen to commercial radio or podcasts.
Um...you DO know that public broadcasting is mostly funded by donations, right? And that if the entire federal outlay for public broadcasting was cut tomorrow, it wouldn't even make a scratch inside of a scuff on the bottom of just one bucket in the Olympic-sized pool of the federal budget you seem so concerned about. Cutting out a single F-22 fighter would more than cover it for years, so you might want to re-examine your priorities.
It's not that simple. You're just talking about the federal money. But many of the radio & TV stations are owned by the states, either directly or through state colleges. So all you're doing it transferring the expense from the federal budget to the state. That means your property taxes will go up. Do you like that?
On my local Neighboorhood board (part of the national Neighborhood system), complaints about the Post Office are only behind lost pet messages in frequency. Stolen mail, lack of security on joint mailboxes, lost and delayed mail, damaged packages. And all kinds of other complaints.
I have tried to get everything possible to be emailed or sent by UPS, but some companies and organizations just won’t offer better alternatives.
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