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10 Oct 05 - 11:40 AM (#1580154) Subject: Ending ALL funding for NEA and PBS From: Pauline L This is drastic, scary, and horrible. According to Backstage.com, the Republican Study Committee, an advisory panel "composed of over 100 Republican members of the House of Representatives," has recommended "ending all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)." The reporter notes that "the study indicates that the lost federal funds could be made up through private sources" and quotes an emailed "action alert" from the advocacy group Americans for the Arts, which states "the RSC was using the devastation of Hurricane Katrina as a rationale for the recommended cuts: 'Needless to say, cutting this funding would not even make a dent in the need for hurricane relief, and at the same time it would deprive the affected areas of much-needed help in rebuilding their vital cultural sectors." While the report makes no mention of Hurricane Katrina, the document's name, "Operation Offset," references the group's "effort to find savings in the federal budget to pay for hurricane relief." It comes from a reputable source, too. This would be such a disgrace for the richest nation on earth. Man does not live by bread alone. We need to feed the spirit with the arts, including music. I suggest writing or calling your Senators and Representatives. |
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10 Oct 05 - 11:45 AM (#1580160) Subject: RE: Ending ALL funding for NEA and PBS From: John Hardly We read about these scares all the time. No big deal. |
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10 Oct 05 - 01:04 PM (#1580238) Subject: RE: Ending ALL funding for NEA and PBS From: katlaughing No big deal, as long as we, the voters, keep telling Congress how we feel about it! According to Snopes.com it was TRUE, but was not enacted by Congress. Still, the GOP members would like to do so and we must be vigilant! kat |
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10 Oct 05 - 01:34 PM (#1580268) Subject: RE: Ending ALL funding for NEA and PBS From: DonMeixner And naturally I'm of two minds about this. We can all see the negative side to this fairly easily. The plus I see is the government drops it support but then can have no control over what Public Broadcasting says either in a national or a local forum. The public sector then has to support PBS on a larger scale. What we don't see is this. The government gives research grants to General Electric and buys GE's fine radar and Cruise Missile components. GE gives money to PBS to support shoes like NOVA and SAcience Fridays. The government says, "Stop supporting those shows which are supported by PBS or well will give our money to Halliburton Electric." Then hidden agenda happens where GE stops and The Gov gives the money to HE anyway. I can afford to support PBS a little more but can everybody? Don |