Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ncsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!mcnc!ncsu!mauney From: mauney@ncsu.UUCP (Jon Mauney) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho,net.flame Subject: Re: Lost episodes and Crassness at pledge time Message-ID: <2748@ncsu.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 09:57:27 EST Article-I.D.: ncsu.2748 Posted: Wed Dec 19 09:57:27 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 08:39:05 EST References: <573@uwmacc.UUCP> <85@uwvax.UUCP> <6647@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: N.C. State University, Raleigh Lines: 19 > Yes, public stations behave abominably at pledge time; the amazing thing > is that their behavior is actually counter-productive. > ... You know, there *is* a solution to this problem: Why not let the government pay for it? The Federal government could pay the costs of PBS producing programs, and the states could pay the operating costs of the individual stations. If everyone contributed through their taxes, it would only cost a few dollars each, and the benefits would be Wait a minute! What decade is this? What am I saying? Oh never mind. -- Jon Mauney, mcnc!ncsu!mauney (Just call me a knee-jerk liberal)