It could be a possibility if President Bush has his way. The President recently unveiled a budget that would decrease government funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by about 25% – or $114 million dollars.
As a mother I am disappointed by this. In a world where we all worry about not only how much TV our children watch, but the quality of the programming that they view, I think this would be a shame.
Bush Proposes Steep Cut to PBS Funding
“It’s more of the same,” said John Lawson, president and CEO of the Association of Public Television Stations, noting previous requests to cut funding for public TV, most of which were overturned by Congress.
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s telecom panel, ripped the cuts.
“In a 24-7 television world with content often inappropriate for young children, the public broadcasting system represents an oasis of quality, child-oriented educational programming,” he said. “We owe America’s children and their parents this free, over-the-air resource.”
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