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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Let's see....
- Illegal wars
- Illegal wiretapping/surveilance
- Tax cuts for the rich
- Corporate welfare
- Farm subsidies
To name a few.
PBS is literally jack#### of the total federal budget. A less than 0.1% cut of the budget, while likely raising military spending anywhere from 5-10% (which Romney will do...likely higher when war with Iran is assured), is, how shall I put this, ######ed. Cut em both, or don't cut either, but saying cutting PBS is being a budget hawk is silly. And with that, there's your greenlight to go ahead and respond with your typical insult about how we're all commies.
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Romney making a point of saying he will cut PBS funding is him trying to appeal to his base. Of course it makes him look stupid in two ways. One he openly says he won't cut military funding which is becoming more bloated every year, and that he actually thinks cutting PBS funding will make a difference.
If across the board cuts result in cutting federal funding for PBS, fine. That is the price you pay for spending like drunken sailors for years. But picking and choosing what to cut won't work. PBS is hardly the problem.