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$75 Million for PBS and NPR made it into the new bill.

TampaIrish 12749 posts Original UHND Member

Posted2:31 pm on Mar 25, 2020

And another $25 million for the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts? How in the hell does $100 million for this help with the Chinese Virus? Our politicians are disgusting people.

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Very, very sad and proof of the desperation of the political left.

THEISMANCARR 18128 posts 12:18 am on Mar 26, 2020

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Billions in corporate welfare & you focus $75mm going to extraordinary public service orgs ?

ND521 9881 posts 8:42 pm on Mar 25, 2020

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God may not care who wins, but His mother does

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Hopefully Bernie Sanders or others can block this terrible stimulus bill

NDQueens 517 posts 5:50 pm on Mar 25, 2020

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At 0 inter rate they should have laser focused on infrastructure,use it as engine to drive other sec

Eli 9906 posts 4:53 pm on Mar 25, 2020

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The Kennedy Center is a federal entity under Congressional appropriation.

LanceHarbor 14339 posts 3:07 pm on Mar 25, 2020

Without performances, those (federal) workers don't get paid.

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  75 million for a few weeks missed for employees? Don’t be silly.
  
  BaronVonZemo 64210 posts 3:37 pm on Mar 25, 2020
  
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    Your numbers are wrong.
    
    LanceHarbor 14339 posts 3:48 pm on Mar 25, 2020
    
    And I didn’t comment on the numbers, only on why KC was included.
    
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      How many other nonprofits were specifically picked? How is the KC essential? And these were
      
      BaronVonZemo 64210 posts 5:08 pm on Mar 25, 2020
      
      added in after Schumer obstructed the bill at the risk of the American economy which went into further free fall as he did it.
      
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Because Non Profits need support like corporations. They employ people.

conorlarkin 23158 posts 2:38 pm on Mar 25, 2020

If restaurants need a safety net, so do non profits.

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  You mean “Dem nonprofits”, and Dems obstructed the bill for their pork at risk of economic disaster.
  
  BaronVonZemo 64210 posts 3:43 pm on Mar 25, 2020
  
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    The Democrats substantially improved the bill. Everyone knows it.
    
    conorlarkin 23158 posts 4:09 pm on Mar 25, 2020
    
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      The WaPo tell you that?
      
      TampaIrish OP12749 posts 4:27 pm on Mar 25, 2020
      
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  Really though? Pork.
  
  Frank L 64990 posts 3:05 pm on Mar 25, 2020
  
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    You are correct sir. This funding will never pass as a stand alone so they attach this to the bill.
    
    PBHangingChad 15790 posts 3:32 pm on Mar 25, 2020
    
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  Absolutely! And I have not paid attention to PBS (or TV news in general) in years
  
  Curly1918 18375 posts 2:59 pm on Mar 25, 2020
  
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    I have but only when there is a great classic band on, or Ken Burns baseball series, otherwise, no.
    
    THEISMANCARR 18128 posts 12:22 am on Mar 26, 2020
    
    I hope he does a football one sometime. But PBS, it could be soccer yuchh.
    
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    No need for it when you have INFOWARS
    
    Irish 64 2762 posts 3:41 pm on Mar 25, 2020
    
    LMMFAO
    Link: https://www.infowars.com
    
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  PBS and NPR were losing money because of coronavirus? Interesting.
  
  NedoftheHill 47393 posts 2:40 pm on Mar 25, 2020
  
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  Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.
  
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    They rely on donations and fundraising.
    
    conorlarkin 23158 posts 2:52 pm on Mar 25, 2020
    
    Donors have less $$ to contribute.
    
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      So, then you support fed money to Right To Life?
      
      BaronVonZemo 64210 posts 3:44 pm on Mar 25, 2020
      
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      From the David H. Koch Fund For Science, et al.
      
      iairishcheeks 30463 posts 2:56 pm on Mar 25, 2020
      
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