We will survive

 I'm kind of terrified yet at the same time impressed with what is happening to NPR and overall PBS. I'm feeling because this actually has happened now to these two large operations I really feel the president will go after Medicare and probably in a big way and how that's going to trickle down to people with disabilities is sort of anyone's guess. I think and I'm hoping however, that the two organizations I listed above will be a positive example to the rest of us seniors another folks rely on Social Security and other programs. I really think these guys are going to survive PBS and NPR and just because they're digging in, going to the public in these emergency fundraising exercises they're doing the exploring all other alternatives they will need to stay in operation. They indicated this morning as I listened that they're expecting to take a major hit and survived mainly because they have a number of resources that are not necessarily hidden but not necessarily talked a lot about either. They said they're going to maybe lose some of their rural areas and such because of the lack of funding and it'll be weak for a couple of months maybe a year or maybe more but they'll be working with their different options and particularly with the folks that really stepped up and increased their gifts/donations to the operation. I truly hope there is enough folks out there who are willing to do such a thing they will be able to assist PBS and NPR weather this particular funding storm. I really feel that people need to see how they're doing this and bring it to their own agencies and programs. I remember when I worked the independent living Center this was always a boogeyman in the closet type of thing about what would happen if we lost the funding from the federal government that paid a major portion of the independent living centers across the country? Seem like they would always cry and ring their hands and worry about what was going to happen. I was one who suggested that Bring It On Cut the funding and everybody dropped their main job and go out and do fundraising for the agency or organization. I still kind of believe that the independent living movement still seen as a group of Scrappy folks with disabilities just trying to survive on the individual level and they're getting some help from Independent Living centers scattered around the country. Because of that I think the general public would support through giving and funding to help these organizations survive. I would still support ncil or the national centers for Independent Living continue their advocacy and National fundraising that they do so well in Washington DC and eventually they would turn the funding back on and if not the independent living movement would have to really go skinny for a while maybe cut back on Client Services and focus on efficacy at the national and state level working directly with senatorial and Congressional lawmakers on the local level to encourage the national folks too return funding should that ever happened. I know it can happen I know it probably will happen sooner or later and I know we will survive…