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PBS gets about 15% of its budget from the Federal Gov't, specifically form the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The rest is from donations and sponsorships.
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No way he was just saying that the he is going to help PBS get off of some of the very little government money they use. Most of the money PBS gets comes from foundations or donations. This means romney was keeping PBS from going out of business because if the government took them off that then PBS would go out for sure.
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Live from the Met was first broadcast on PBS TV in 1977.
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