Public Radio
The other day, I was driving through Dallas listening to NPR. They were having a fund drive, and the announcer kept saying over and over "Did you know that only ONE in NINE listeners donates to NPR? Pick up the phone and call in now!"
I remind her and my readers that NINE in NINE listeners pay for NPR. Just look at your tax return at the end of each tax year and see the 20-45% of your income that's missing; you're paying for NPR all right. The government takes your money by force and budgets part of it to public radio. The reason lots of people don't call in and donate is because they realize they ALREADY HAVE.
My answer? Do you like NPR? Good. Then YOU pay for it. I'll subscribe to whatever radio stations I want with my private funds. Note the success of Sirius and other such services.
I remind her and my readers that NINE in NINE listeners pay for NPR. Just look at your tax return at the end of each tax year and see the 20-45% of your income that's missing; you're paying for NPR all right. The government takes your money by force and budgets part of it to public radio. The reason lots of people don't call in and donate is because they realize they ALREADY HAVE.
My answer? Do you like NPR? Good. Then YOU pay for it. I'll subscribe to whatever radio stations I want with my private funds. Note the success of Sirius and other such services.
2 Comments:
At 7:36 AM, laura g said…
cole, i think you should write a letter to NPR and point this out just so they realize there are still a few folks out there who think for themselves. and ask shayne's question about the $200 million. you probably won't get a response from them, but that isn't the point.
At 9:59 AM, Jacque said…
Same thing with public television. Oh the memories of watching Masterpiece Theatre and getting a nice 30 min break in the middle while they "manned the phones." I love public television, but I already keep them in business thankyouverymuch.
What's this about Sirius? I haven't heard about it - is it a subscriber radio station? How does it work?
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