Philip S.,

Ooops. Excuse my typo.

Here's the link again:

http://www.meaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ABC-fact-sheet.pdf

Josephus you have my sympathy, living in a conspiracy as you do is not some thing I want to do
Peter Dutton could not get the support even in his party room
Intelligent thought understands he will not get it in his party,s voters
Interesting however watching Conservatives trying take charge of the boat they are in fact sinking

Foxy You wonder why people insult you, I will demonstrate one reason.

In plain simple English.

1) Posted by Foxy, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 5:40:17 PM
Part Quote "Public Service Broadcasting, the ABC, SBS, is vital to
providing alternative ideas and understandings.
Without alternative ideas or political parties we don't have
a democracy."

2) Posted by Philip S, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 7:16:54 PM
"If the ABC & SBS are so popular why do they have to be so heavily subsidized."

3) Posted by Foxy, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 9:59:42 PM
Quote "I don't know where you get your information from.
The ABC is a national broadcaster. However it is not "heavily subsidised" as you claim. "

4)Posted by Philip S, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 10:54:06 PM
Where from, I am sitting here with a copy of the 2018 - 2019 budget Financial Statements.

You claim "it is not "heavily subsidised"

** if it is not heavily subsidized how do you explain this **

I leave out some figures here but you can see them above.

** So in 2017-2018 there earned revenue was $83,200,000
** in 2018-2019 earned revenue will be $71,838,000

Total funds from Government in 2017-2018 $1,043,680,000

Total funds from Government in 2018-2019 $1,045,911,000

**If a business only earns $83 million dollars BUT is given $1.04 BILLION dollars by the government that is heavily subsidized. **

5)On Thursday you made two comments but failed to answer my question (which is not the problem)

6)Thursday afternoon I posted my comment again.

7) Posted by Foxy, Friday, 4 January 2019 9:03:08 AM
Quote "Philip S.,
The following link may help you:
http://www.meaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ABC-fact-sheet.pdf"

8)Now for the problem.
You get asked a question but you do not answer the question.
** if it is not heavily subsidized how do you explain this **

BUT you come back with a link to (MEAA Fact Sheet ABC Funding Cuts)

I am not asking you about funding cuts.

On a lot of occasions you get asked a specific question but come back with a link that has nothing to do with the question.

Con't
Foxy, in a situation like that you could have easily said.

By those figures it is heavily subsidized but here is a link that justifies those subsidies.

Or

By those figures it is heavily subsidized but I believe it is money well spent because whatever the reason is.

Seriously there is no way any rational thinking person could say the following example is not heavily subsidized.

**If a business only earns $83 million dollars BUT is given $1.04 BILLION dollars by the government that is heavily subsidized. **

Philip S.,

If a National Broadcaster is underfunded and then
has even more huge cuts done - which affects it
greatly - including loss of staff. It does not
equate to being "heavily subsidized." Heavily
"cut" is closer to the truth.

You should go back and read all the Facts in the
link I gave.

I can't be held responsible for your comprehension
skills -
or lack of. As for people insulting me?
That could only happen if the insults came from
people whose opinions I respected.

Foxy Your stubborn ignorance defies any logic.

You defend the indefensible and categorically refuse to admit it when you are wrong.
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Open question to anyone reading.

Read the following figures, in all honest would anyone say the ABC is not heavily subsidized.

Funds from other sources 2017-2018
Sale of goods and services $57,279,000
Interest $6,415,000
Other $19,506,000
Total funds from other sources $83,200,000

Funds from other sources 2018-2019
Sale of goods and services $57,279,000
Interest $6,553,000
Other $8,006,000
Total funds from other sources $71,838,000

** So in 2017-2018 they earned revenue was $83,200,000 Subsidized from Government in 2017-2018 $1,043,680,000 **

** in 2018-2019 earned revenue will be $71,838,000 Subsidy from Government in 2018-2019 $1,045,911,000 **

**If a business only earns $83 million dollars BUT is given $1.04 BILLION dollars by the government that is heavily subsidized. **