exile;479726 Wrote: > fun debate mr. sinatra. > > I'm not saying that we should simply exempt NPR and PBS from their lack > of fiscal responsibility but I am advocating that there are larger > drains on the taxpayers and perhaps our attention should be placed on > more pressing matters first.
you could say the same thing about any number of issues. if i bring up cruelty to animals, you could say isn't domestic violence, or HIV, or baby cancer more important??? well sure, of course it is, but that doesn't mean that cruelty to animals is unimportant or undeserving of attention. can't we walk and chew gum at the same time? exile;479726 Wrote: > One very dangerous aspect of what you're pushing is the notion of > letting the marketplace dictate what programs make it to our little > music boxes and tv's. dangerous? thats quite a stretch. and just who is more qualified than the marketplace? what group of enlightened elites should decide for us whats best and "not dangerous?" the marketplace is quite well represented on the internet, over time it will render a lot of things obsolete. exile;479726 Wrote: > You say Rush Limbaugh is admirable when did i ever say that? i merely said he isn't taking tax dollars. so far it is the defenders of npr/pbs tax funding who are making all the subjective comments about "good" vs "bad" programming. exile;479726 Wrote: > because he makes lots of money for himself, his radio network and all > the while not taking a dollar from the taxpayers. that's all true. But > what do we the public receive? that's a matter of personal preference of > course. what does the public receive? well, beyond tax revenue, which you forgot to mention, of course the value is personal preference, and subjective, and i would posit best left to a free marketplace of ideas. exile;479726 Wrote: > I think you can debate whether someone like Rush raises the bar on > public discourse. and it speaks to what we as a nation feel is important > in our culture. i think you could debate the worth as npr as well. but i'm not advocating abolishing it. i'm simply advocating withdrawing tax money. exile;479726 Wrote: > If you feel that it's healthy to have wall to wall commercial > programming then so be it. i feel differently and i guess the only way > to affect change is make your voice heard through the political > process. > > best of luck to you on getting NPR/PBS off the taxpayers teat. thankfully, its already happening here in PA. but i do not advocate for or against wall to wall commercial programming or for or against npr/pbs. i do advocate for withdrawing tax funding, andwith good reason. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.4.2b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 35k mp3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70539 _______________________________________________ squeezenetwork mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezenetwork
