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Although, you could also argue that those taxes pay for informing and influencing citizens of foreign nations.
America’s media ecosystem is dominated by Fox, Sinclair, and other state party media players. There is a strategic benefit to having a media outlet that doesn’t run through the state media filter.
This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a "cultural victory" in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.
Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago...
Guess the Tankies are loving Trump for that one.
Their grants were cut by a Trump EO, and they’re suing to have them reinstated. They’re very much still around.
Glad they're still there - hope they're not working without pay anytime soon.