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Mitt Romney has called for ending federal funding to PBS to reduce the federal deficit. In 2011, federal spending on PBS was about $22 million. Defense spending was $739.9 billion. Put in terms of weight, PBS funding is equivalent to a bumble bee, while defense spending is a 600-pound gorilla. Defense spending is about 33,000 times larger, and Romney wants to increase it further. SOURCE: JFP ANALYSIS
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