Big Bird is over 55 years old and it's time for him to move out of mom's basement and get a job and take care of himself like an adult.
Of course when the subject of defunding NPR comes up there is the inevitable screech of mothers over losing Sesame Street and so on.
Truth of the matter is that NPR does nothing that can't be done by commercial radio and TV stations. However, by law it can't accept commercial advertising and as a result relies on donations and grants.
It's also politically slanted which is patently wrong. It's supposed to be neutral.
What should change here is that they should be defunded and permitted to accept commercial advertising and become self-supporting.
I'm sure that the instant it becomes commercial there will be advertisers lining up at their doors. I would imagine there would be an army of toymakers wanting to advertise on Sesame Street.
I'd be willing to let them keep the current equipment to let them get started. Of course it will probably require a new management team because they have never had to turn a profit which will be new to them.
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