44. State Construction - Ever see those construction workers in your town fixing potholes, erecting buildings, repaving highways and roads, and fixing things all over town? They themselves and the work they do is taxpayer-funded state socialism.
Does that include the ones whose only job seems to be leaning on shovels? How about the union reps, who basically do nothing? And while roads and bridges have uses . . . we'd be better off without many (note that I didn't write
all) of the buildings housing bureaucrats.
46. City/Metro Buses - If you lack transportation, you can catch a city bus. Taxpayer funds and the fee you pay to take the bus make it possible for millions of people to go to work.
Solution here is to make the fare sufficient to cover the cost of service.
49. PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) - PBS operates on donations and government funding. The provide non-partisan news and information to the public. They are the home of Sesame Street, Masterpiece Theater, and The Antiques Roadshow. Surveys show that they are literally the most trusted name in news. I wonder how Fox feels about that?
57. NPR - National Public Radio operates on private and federal funding along with public donations. NPR has been one of the most trusted news sources in America for over 40 years.
I could live very well without either one of these . . . if they
truly have value, they'll have no problem operating in the commercial realm. And the "trust" surveys are questionable at best.
