What I feel is interesting is the amout of tax money we give to the Federal Government and they give to NPR. There is no doubt that NPR is, and has been for many years, an outragiously left leaning organization. How could it be otherwise? They receive the largest part of their proceeds from government aid which is only done by far left [or worse] government programs. A regular everyday radio station, that is supported by the capitalist system, produce programming with the expectation that some person or company will pay to air it plus an advertizement. Again please note, that is capitalism. NPR receives taxpayer funding is a couple of different ways. They get huge government grants from various federal agencies. Corp. for Public Broadcasting, Dept. of Commerce, Dept. of Education [that one is as scary as our public schools], National Endowment for the Arts [ The same folks that funded the cruifix in a glass of urine and even under fire continued to claim it is art!], and etc.. That is called, and I am sorry if this is a shock to anyone, socilalism. That amount was around 9 million in the last couple of years. NPR, as thinking folks might guess, get a lot of additional tax money somewhat indirectly. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting makes lots and lots of 'grants' to public radio stations. Would anyone care to guess where these 'public' stations spent the lion's share of these welfare checks? About 40% of NPRs loot [about 65 million on top of the above pitance of 9 millon] comes from programming fees, dues, and etc.. Like all liberal spending for social programs the money trail is as difficult to follow as Mafia money. Again, when a government takes money from those that have it and parciles it out to organizations that the government [in its infinate wisdom] believes is 'best' for the governed it is generally called Socialism. Ya, I know, the new word is 'Progressive". Take caution when you hear any responce to the true cost to taxpayers when an NPR spokesman is speaking on the subject. NPR officials are already spinning the heck out of it. The 'official' word is that government support amounts to a small portion of their budget! No need for me to comment on their truthfullness...these people have spent many years proving they can't really tell the difference between fact and fiction. Their diminished capacity tells it is to be expected.
Topic: THE FIRING OF JUAN WILLIAMS (Read 15244 times)