According to the
financial statement of Sesame Workshop their total revenue for 2009 (most recent year available) was a whopping $130,606,413. Don't believe all the whiny "poor" Big Bird nonsense being spouted by mindless bots in response to Mitt Romney's statement about ending federal funding for PBS. But back to the numbers for a moment, according to
USAspending.gov Sesame Workshop received $5,000,000 in federal funding in 2009. Clearly, Big Bird isn't really relying on federal funding for his income. I think maybe he needs to be audited if he's trying to convince people otherwise. Another interesting figure from their 2009 form 990 Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (because it's supposed to be a 'non-profit' organization) is that the list of highest compensated officers, directors, employees totals well over $5,000,000.
Can I get a job at Sesame Street? They sure do pay well for a non-profit.
So don't cry for Big Bird because he's looking a lot like a top 1% greedy rich guy. He sure as heck doesn't need any of my money! And how about that writer making $658,789? Dang, I wonder how his personal tax rate compares to Romney's.
Typical street thug.
