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LiberalArkie

(18,636 posts) Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:40 AM Jul 19

Cancel Paramount+, donate the $60/year to PBS! [View all]

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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! [View all] 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