I would absolutely prefer the CBC. I support nationalized institutions that serve the common good and would like to see more funding for them and the nationalization of other services. Free and fair media not beholden to corporate or religious influence is as or more important than free internet - and why not both?

There is no taxpayer money. That’s an American trope. We elect a government who is accountable to society as a whole not the individual disgruntled taxpayer who would rather have more money for a down payment on trashy lifted Dodge RAM.

Sorry you get a Corolla and we all get the CBC.

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I support people making their own choice. That's a good thing.

I don't understand 'there is no taxpayer money'. Do you not understand where the CBC government handout comes from? You know it comes from taxpayers, right?

[–] GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

The government is not accountable to the individual taxpayer it is accountable to society as a whole. You as an individual taxpayer have no say about how the money is spent other than exercising your right to vote. Your tax contributions are not yours to manage. That money belongs to the government who is far more capable of managing that than an armchair disgruntled libertarian accountant who wants more disposable income for himself. It’s not about you or me but it’s about we.

We live in a society.

Canada has voted to maintain and invest in public services including the CBC. The End.

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 44 minutes ago

Just so I can know for the future, is it only the CBC funding I'm not allowed to have an opinion on? Or are there other government policies I can't have an opinion on? Or is it just all government policies that are off limits? Like in China and Russia.