National Endowment of the Arts

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Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 18:51:37 -0800
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From: Joan Lichterman <http://www.sirius.com/~joanl>

Date: 01/12/2000 1:20:35 PM Eastern Standard Time 

On NPR's Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg reported that if the Supreme Court 
supports Congress to cut the budget of the National Endowment of the Arts, 
it is in effect the end of 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. 
 
Please add your name to this list and forward it to friends who you believe 
are in favor of what this stands for. The full list will be forwarded to the 
President of the United States, the Vice President, and the Speaker of the 
House, whose office has in the past been the instigator of the action to cut 
funding to these worthwhile programs. 
 
This petition is being passed around the Internet. Please add your name to it 
so that funding can be maintained for the NEA, NPR, and PBS. THIS IS OUR 
CHANCE TO MAKE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY WORK 
AS A VOICE IN OUR DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM. IT'S EASIER THAN EVER TO MAKE OUR 
VOICES HEARD. 
 
Please keep the petition rolling. Do not reply to me. Sign your name and 
locale to the list and forward it to others to sign. If you prefer not to, 
please send the list to the email address given below. This is being 
forwarded to numerous people at once to add their names to the petition. It 
won't matter if many people receive the same list, as the names are being 
managed. This is for anyone who thinks NPR and PBS deserve $1.12/year of 
their taxes. If you sign, please forward the list to others. If not, please 
don't kill it. If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc., signer of 
this petition, please forward a copy to: http://www.blue.univnorthco.edu/~wein2688 
 
This way we can keep track of the lists and organize them. Forward this to 
everyone you know, and help us to keep these programs alive. 
 
Thank you. 
 
NOTE: It is preferable that you SELECT the entirety of this letter and then 
COPY it into a NEW outgoing message, rather than simply forwarding it. In 
your new outgoing message, add your name to the bottom of the list, then send 
it on. Or, if the option is available, do a SEND AGAIN. 
 
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