Why is Romney Picking on Big Bird? (Great Infographic on the value of PBS)

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{Last week's} US Presidential debate highlighted Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s ridiculous plan to cut the budget of the much-loved public television channel, PBS. The topic shouldn’t be new to Hyperallergic readers, as we’ve discussed Romney’s disdain for arts funding before, and it is troubling that a program with such a small budget ($444 million, or about 0.007 % of the US federal budget) but such a large positive impact is being placed on the chopping block as part of the solution to our financial mess.

We found a useful infographic on World Shaker, which outlines the actual impact PBS has American society, and all for the miniscule cost of $1.03 per person.

The Twitterverse didn’t take kindly to Romney’s declaration, and the social media service’s metrics pointed out that the attack on Big Bird generated a lot of tweets, RTs, and discussion.

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[Auggie]

1. Huge R

[joycejnr]

2. I think it's because he's a Republican. n/t