As I've mentioned before (not in so many words), this would be somewhat of a benchmark for me. Public broadcasting is sort of a low-hanging fruit, precisely because none will die [!!!]. It's not food for the homeless, or dental care for undocumented transgenders, or anything like that. If a politician won't support a total cut of all funding for something like that, I just don't see how they can be taken seriously about wanting to cut anything else.