RE: RE: Should the government be in the TV business???

Steve responds to Behethland:

"My point is that PBS fills a void that commercial programming does not. I don't see the opera Carmen or the ballet Swan Lake being shown on NBC."

Apparently there is not enough demand for such programming, or some network would carry it. Public funding for this forces the majority of people who have no interest or desire for the programming to pay for it for the few who do. This is no different than if I got the government to force you to help pay my Direct TV bill every month.