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LiberalArkie

(18,620 posts)
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:40 AM Saturday

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!
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Cancel Paramount+, donate the $60/year to PBS! (Original Post) LiberalArkie Saturday OP
Yes! SheltieLover Saturday #1
Great idea! Kid Berwyn Saturday #2
Paramount may be one of the ones who are boycott proof. Baitball Blogger Saturday #3
They also have a streaming service which is not free crazylikafox Saturday #6
They also have Star Trek. Good luck getting fans to give that up! Intractable Saturday #12
Great post malaise Saturday #4
I have been a supporter of PBS since I first started watching Cosmos with Carl Sagan Deuxcents Saturday #5
I love this idea! K&R. n/t ms liberty Saturday #7
Yes BoRaGard Saturday #8
I expect they will become the next TLC moving from 'boring educational things' to travelingthrulife Saturday #9
If you donate to PBS, is the money under their control ToxMarz Saturday #10
I've cut the cord a long time ago. Norbert Saturday #11
Donated $60 aggiesal Saturday #13
I did both of those things last week. WENSTJDON Saturday #14

Baitball Blogger

(50,497 posts)
3. Paramount may be one of the ones who are boycott proof.
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:52 AM
Saturday

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

Deuxcents

(23,107 posts)
5. I have been a supporter of PBS since I first started watching Cosmos with Carl Sagan
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:01 AM
Saturday

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

travelingthrulife

(2,889 posts)
9. I expect they will become the next TLC moving from 'boring educational things' to
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:45 AM
Saturday

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

ToxMarz

(2,501 posts)
10. If you donate to PBS, is the money under their control
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:16 PM
Saturday

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

Norbert

(7,170 posts)
11. I've cut the cord a long time ago.
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:26 PM
Saturday

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

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