I don’t think anyone who watches TV would argue that commercial TV is better. 20 minutes of stupid commercials in a 30 minute program is enough to make one puke. It has become truly unwatchable.
My objection is that the best programming on public TV seems to happen during pledge drives, and then they break that up with those incredibly annoying station breaks where they beg for money. I’d be much more likely to donate if they didn’t do the pledge breaks.
And don’t forget that in 2018 the federal government handed over $465 million of your tax dollars to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, so we’re all chipping in anyway.
S.R.