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I wish there was a non-profit that just ran public education campaigns on these kinds of things... general ignorance is the biggest enemy of programs like NASA.
by losteric 11y ago
I wish there was a non-profit that just ran public education campaigns on these kinds of things... general ignorance is the biggest enemy of programs like NASA. Most people don't have a firm understanding of where the government spends its money, the various ways money is collected, and the value of these services.
- nathancahill 11y agoGeneral ignorance is the biggest enemy of any advance in policy, period. As far as non-profits for public education, NPR comes pretty close to that.
- XorNot 11y agoWorth noting: surveys of Americans finds they think NPRs budget is 5% of the US annual budget.
- GunboatDiplomat 11y agoDo they get ANY money from the federal government? I don't think they do.
- tsuraan 11y agoNPR's finances are pretty open: http://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances http://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances . They get about 5% of their income directly from federal, state, and local governments, and 13% from colleges and universities (which an accountant could probably tease apart to government spending and private spending. I'm not going to try). So yeah, they get a bit of government money, but it's not much of their budget, much less the US budget.
- losteric 11y agoI was referring to things like education ads in mainstream media, to counter misinformation and promote general public awareness... people that tune in to NPR aren't really the problematic demographic.