DeMint: Defund Public Support of NPR

Jim DeMint has proposed legislation that defunds the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provided programming to National Public Radio.

It's about time. With the hundreds or thousands of television and radio options out there, why does the government need to fund tv and radio programming? Second, anyone familiar with the broadcasting industry realizes that the past few years have been a complete disaster, forcing huge budget cutbacks and layoffs just to stay afloat.

But not CPB, which continues to receive 3-5% budget increases every year. This is emblematic of every government agency and program. It's got to change.