I'm sure a lot of people will be writing about this topic more eloquently, backed up with data and dollar amounts and pie charts and well-reasoned arguments why de-funding NPR is a completely stupid, evil, backward move on the part of the House. I just wanna get my two cents in.
Are you serious? You want to kill NPR? To save money? That's a lie and you know it. Just watch this for explanation.
The argument that "NPR can fund itself" is also bafflingly stupid. If the organization receives no national public funds, what exactly is national public about it?
What you really want is to jump on the excuse to eliminate a pesky competitor of all the non-public, corporate-funded media outlets. Because the corporations got you elected and keep you in power and are making you wealthier day by day.
It should by now be completely obvious to all Americans that our government no longer adheres to the principles this country was founded upon, and are exactly the kind of tyrants our forefathers declared independence from back in 1776. I propose we vote in an entirely new House of Representatives as soon as we get the chance.
