> None of the federal money pays for expenses related to the actual programming and operations Is this a joke? Literally the first expense listed under federal

> None of the federal money pays for expenses related to the actual programming and operations Is this a joke? Literally the first expense listed under federal appropriation is "Operations". In theory they don't pay the producers of shows with the same money that comes from the government. But given that operations and maintenance are necessary to hold performances, and money is fungible, the distinction is meaningless.