The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
The memo, which the administration plans to send to Congress when it reconvenes from recess on April 28, will open a 45-day window in which the House and Senate can either approve the rescission or allow the money to be restored.
The official, who spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity, confirmed the existence of the draft.
What exactly are Americans getting for the tax they pay in now?
Listen, Trump’s finally going to be running the US like a business. So he’s going to deliver as little as possible while charging as much as possible.
And then… What is that money going to get used for, exactly?
That’s the fucked up part in all of this. A government is much closer to something like a non-profit than it is to a business. Because, like, when you’re a government and have a monetary surplus, what do you do with it? Of course you just wanna spend it!
I know the actual answer is “to give to the billionaires because apparently having enough money for 2000 uber-wealthy lifetimes is not enough” but you know
I don’t think even he quite knows what he wants to do with it. Just “make America great” which mostly seems to involve making him seem important.
Profits, of course.
Oh, for you? No, silly, for the hard-working billionaires who created all those great jobs for you to do!
Tax cuts for the 1%.
That new Gaza resort.
The warm feeling of helping billionaires in need
of a new yacht?Not enough? Fine, here is another great benefit: The money will also go to fund and expend the new US gestapo ICE. Soon, ICE won’t just go after ‘Mexican looking’ people, but also anyone critical of Trump, so they really need more people.
I’ll see ya in the camps. Remember to smuggle in a shiv.
I had to pay $400 in excess of what’s already taken out of my checks – my other half, $700. What are we getting? The shaft.
A surveillance state
They get concentration camps.
Maybe they should consider not paying taxes.
Finally, self-appointed genital inspectors at every school bathroom.
Hatred.