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LiberalArkie

(18,650 posts) Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:40 AM Jul 19

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Cancel Paramount+, donate the $60/year to PBS!

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janshot did the math

Cancel Paramount+, donate the $60/year to PBS!

$535 million is the 2025 PBS appropriation from Congress. Paramount+ claims 79 million subscribers at $60/year.

If 9 million people cancel their subscriptions and donate to PBS, we could make up the $$$ and make a point to CBS/Paramount!!!

9 million $60/year subscriptions is 540 million

20 million $60/yr subscriptions is 1.2 billion, think of what PBS could do with that.

CANCEL NOW & donate!
@pbs

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Cancel Paramount+, donate the $60/year to PBS! (Original Post) LiberalArkie Jul 19 OP

Yes! SheltieLover Jul 19 #1

Great idea! Kid Berwyn Jul 19 #2

Paramount may be one of the ones who are boycott proof. Baitball Blogger Jul 19 #3

They also have a streaming service which is not free crazylikafox Jul 19 #6

They also have Star Trek. Good luck getting fans to give that up! Intractable Jul 19 #12

Great post malaise Jul 19 #4

I have been a supporter of PBS since I first started watching Cosmos with Carl Sagan Deuxcents Jul 19 #5

I love this idea! K&R. n/t ms liberty Jul 19 #7

Yes BoRaGard Jul 19 #8

I expect they will become the next TLC moving from 'boring educational things' to travelingthrulife Jul 19 #9

If you donate to PBS, is the money under their control ToxMarz Jul 19 #10

I've cut the cord a long time ago. Norbert Jul 19 #11

Donated $60 aggiesal Jul 19 #13

I did both of those things last week. WENSTJDON Jul 19 #14

SheltieLover

(72,131 posts)

1. Yes!

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:41 AM

Jul 19

Kid Berwyn

(21,498 posts)

2. Great idea!

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:48 AM

Jul 19

And while we are at it, let’s add to TV and Radio a National Public Newspaper.

Baitball Blogger

(50,589 posts)

3. Paramount may be one of the ones who are boycott proof.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:52 AM

Jul 19

They cut deals with phone and cable companies, so their memberships are free.

crazylikafox

(2,879 posts)

6. They also have a streaming service which is not free

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:05 AM

Jul 19

For the cable cutters

Intractable

(1,179 posts)

12. They also have Star Trek. Good luck getting fans to give that up!

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:44 PM

Jul 19

malaise

(287,131 posts)

4. Great post

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:01 AM

Jul 19

Rec

Deuxcents

(23,248 posts)

5. I have been a supporter of PBS since I first started watching Cosmos with Carl Sagan

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:01 AM

Jul 19

I would make it a point to not miss that every week. I watch a lot of PBS, even now n get more from it than I give. Great idea to help keep it alive

ms liberty

(10,424 posts)

7. I love this idea! K&R. n/t

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:07 AM

Jul 19

BoRaGard

(6,558 posts)

8. Yes

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:43 AM

Jul 19

travelingthrulife

(2,944 posts)

9. I expect they will become the next TLC moving from 'boring educational things' to

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:45 AM

Jul 19

'Preggers at 15...and blissfully happy...you can do it too'

ToxMarz

(2,506 posts)

10. If you donate to PBS, is the money under their control

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:16 PM

Jul 19

Or does it go to Trump's Govt to divert and use as he sees fit?

Norbert

(7,193 posts)

11. I've cut the cord a long time ago.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:26 PM

Jul 19

Donating to PBS and NPR is money well spent and much less expensive than cable.

aggiesal

(10,202 posts)

13. Donated $60

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 01:12 PM

Jul 19

WENSTJDON

(148 posts)

14. I did both of those things last week.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 01:15 PM

Jul 19

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