PBS

So the House has added about $100 million dollars back to the budget for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Of course this was only after being flooded with e-mails and calls from their constituents supporting PBS and NPR. I'm kina divided on this. I listen to NPR everyday and thus am well aware of the value of the content it provides. The types of stories I hear on "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition" are not found anywhere else. However, I also see how in a time of huge budget deficits it is very attractive to try to cut funding for cultural programs, such as PBS or the National Endowment for the Arts, especially by an administration that often views these programs as liberal leaning.

In the end I come out in support of these types of programs. Many conservatives believe these should only be privately supported and not publicly funded. However, conservatives always tend to think of things economically and not for their cultural benefits. Without government support these programs, along with museums, would wither and die due to lack of funding. American culture is already relatively weak. Without them American society would become more brutish and ignorant than it already is. I am therefore thankful the government has decided not to cut their budget as much as originally intended.