Re: NEA petition-URGENT

[Geoff McAuliffe <mcauliff@xxxxxxxxx>]

This petition is a hoax! It has been around for several years.

William Rivelli wrote:

> All you IR folks in the US, please read and forward:
>
> In a message dated 12/13/99 12:55:44 AM, Pfpierlott writes:
>
> << On NPR's Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg reported that if the Supreme
> Court supports Congress desire to cut the budget of the National Endowment
> of the Arts, it is in effect the end of the NEA.
>
> This situation creates great concerns about Congressional funding for
> creative arts in America, since NEA provides major support for NPR (National
> Public Radio), PBS (Public Broadcasting System), and numerous other
> creative and performing arts. If NEA is lost or weakened, our lives will be
> similarly diminished.
>
> In spite of the efforts of each station to reduce spending costs
> and streamline their services, some government officials believe that the
> funding currently going to these programs is too large a portion of funding
> for something which is seen as not worthwhile. Currently, taxes from the
> general public for PBS equal $1.12 per person per year, and the National
> Endowment for the Arts equals $.64 a year.
>
> A January 1995 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll indicated that 76% of Americans
> wish to keep funding for PBS, third only to national defense and law
> enforcement
> as the most valuable programs for federal funding.
> Each year, the Senate and House Appropriations committees each have 13
> subcommittees with jurisdiction over many programs and agencies. Each
> subcommittee passes its own appropriation bill. The goal each year is to

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Geoff
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