Nonsense. At least as far as this funding goes. It is peanuts to satisfy some goals that are more often neutral to policy.

Much more concerning is when any single entity provides a large share of funding and control. Label accounts as "owned by rupert murdoch" or even bezos, for far more signal than publicly funded by taxes.

As well say, "enabled by government regulation of airways, roads, and general policing." True, but hardly relevant.

PBS is pro-establishment, not pro-government. Those are two different things in the US- the former is an ambiguous grouping of like-minded people who want the US to continue to be successful (through education, research, business), but also believe it's possible to criticize the government's policies. NPR and PBS trend liberal because the establishment is liberal-centrist.