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Will cutting PBS funding really balance our budget?

According to Romney that's his only definitive spending cut. Otherwise he is going to invest in everything and tax cuts for everyone.

And he deeply chastised Obama for cutting waste from medicare and military.

Also apparently he has ditched the Ryan budget completely in favor of a near facsimile of Democrat's tax policy (only difference being no tax hike on the top 3%).

Update:

@Goru - i watched the whole debate. This is the only spending cut he was able to specify.

Update 2:

What's funny is how you cons just watched your candidate transform in front of your eyes and still jump up and down for joy. Simply because he was debating your imaginary arch-enemy.

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  • 9 years ago
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    PBS is only one of the many government programs that the GOP has on the chopping block.

    It seems to me that the audacious all or nothing GOP attack plan is getting much support.

    Greed Over People, lack of compassion, and total disregard for the former legislators that created these programs is the theme.

    Here is a partial list of things hated by the Koch brothers and eirily mimiced across the Republican fold:

    PLANNED PARENTHOOD

    ABORTION

    /THIS STUPID 1973 SOLVED SUBJECT HAS BEEN 60% OF ALL REPUBLICAN INTRODUCED BILLS FOR DECADES?

    WHY, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT AND THEY DO NOT WANT HEALTHY POOR PEOPLE WHICH = DEMOCRATS

    Social Security (private accounts for everyone under 58= Wall Street steals your money)

    EPA- Apparently caring about health of people and planet are detrimental to profit.

    OSHA- safe work environments are annoying

    National Endowment for the Arts- 8% gay themed and MUST GO??????????

    PBS- paid for by donators and some public funding, the rights to big Bird in sales is huge (I am on the fence on this- why do we pay and then they profit??) BUT THE REAL PBS ISSUE IS THE NON PARTISAN NEWS SHOWS LIKE FRONTLINE ARE NOT CONTROLED BY CORPORATIONS.

    major changes to all social safety nets, I HAVE MY LIVELY HOOD, F YOU DIE.

    Elimination of the dept of Commerce- Republicans say they hate it, but the DOC pays for alot of foreign advertising and suppliments shipping for the biggest corporations.

    THE ONLY THING THAT IS GOING TO FIX THE ECONOMY IS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, AMERICAN PRODUCTS, AND REVAMPING MANUFACTURING.

    FACE IT, SERVICE ECONOMY ONLY PROFITED THE RICH.

    MASSIVE IMPORTS WITHOUT TARIFFS ONLY PROFITTED CEO'S

    OUR CURRENT LINEAR MASS CONSUMERISM ONLY PROFITS CORPORATIONS AND LONG

    TERM IS KILLING THE PLANET (SEE STORY OF STUFF ON YOUTUBE)

  • lare
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    there were two Democratic programs started by president Johnson that the Republicans have sworn to destroy. Medicare and PBS. Don't think for a moment Medicare is safe if Big Bird is sacrificed.

    as to budgets, it's like Clinton said, it all comes down to arithmetic. once you shake out the fairy dust, there is only one plan that reduces the deficit after adding up the details. you can call it the new Romney plan or the old Obama plan, it turns out to be the same.

  • 9 years ago

    This is just another example of how RobME intends to operate, Crony & Corporate Capitalism is "KING" to him. He is totally against Public & Co-citizen ownership or direct rule and control via the citizenship.

    How many times or ways does RobMe have to reveal himself as a true believer in imperial elitism?

    PBS over the years has had some real truth-seekers like Bill Moyers and still does Tavis Smiley, this is what RobMe don't want or like," journalist speaking truth to power." Yes Obama is just as bad look what he has been up to with NDAA & spying on Americans, beefing up the police departments where the "OCCUPY MOVEMENT" showed heavy activity etc.

    Direct answer to your question is "NO" cutting funding to PBS will help the Corporations carry-out even more effective Brain-washing via the Main scheme media if PBS is forced out of business or compromised/bought-out by the Capitalist The Republicans have this plot well in place already with the USPS or a set-up to privatize the U.S. Post Office by forcing them into Bankruptcy etc.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Wow you apparently have never had to balance a budget or you'd know it's usually not just one big item but many little ones that need to be adjusted or cut in order to balance the check book.

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  • 5 years ago

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    No. but that is not all that Romney is proposing now is it?

    Funny how you libs depend on sound bites and don't care to look at the bigger picture

  • 9 years ago

    Do YOU want to borrow the money from China to pay for it??

  • 9 years ago

    If we sacrifice Big Bird we will be able to continue foreign aid to Malta.

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