chunk of their budget and would be a big blow. ? how much? a perspective? how much the government chips in? it fluctuates year to year. 10% to 15%. in 2011, 12% funneled stlu came from the government subsidy. definite lay sizable clunk there. pbs has released a statement accusing governor romney of making pbs a political target and not understanding the value the american people place in public broadcasting. how do americans generally view public broadcasting and its funding? people are generally very favorable of it. pbs did a study last year where 69% of people were in favor of keeping the public broadcasting s funding, and that was across party lines, even conservatives favored keeping it to the tune of i think 53%. hmm. so it s something people like, and the thing is, it s such a small part of the federal