is it worth a dollar or two a YEAR to have quality, NON-commercial, free programming on the radios and televisions of every person in the US? Including programming for groups that would otherwise be seriously underserved?

If you ask the vast majority of people in this country, the answer is a very clear, resounding yes.

If you can't get behind it that modest an expense for that big of a society-wide benefit, then maybe you should be out on the border with the "minutemen" or something.