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WALL STREET MAIN STREET SESAME STREET?
The layoffs continue, cnn reports a 20% job cuts will begin for pbs's sesame street a long running childrens learning program. Big birds crew may get a dose of reality when the rest of his puppet friends gets hit by a rescission, costing the sesame street program to cut its workers by as much as 20 %. You might think sesame street is run by private funding and wouldn't be affected by this serious u.s money crunch.
It appears 20% of the sesame street work crew will be bunking with oscar the grouch, not even kermits greenback can save the show from this finacial distress. Until the economy picks up maybe we will see a turn around in the sesame street's neighborhood. Is it possible for a sesame street bail out? Why not a stimulus package for this lengthly running children's program.
Everyone grew up watching sesame street, sadly it will be less funded due wall street corruption. I find this very terrible when childrens education programs are the first to be hit by this unfortunate recession.


Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (3)
at 11:23 on March 12th, 2009
Children don't vote. Be pateint. This ill-conceived baillout will eventually hit every sector (except bankruptcy lawyers, liquidators, politicians and funer hame directors). The ride hasn't even begun yet so buckle up!
at 11:51 on March 15th, 2009
It is real shame, Sesame Street that brought laughter to som many kids (including 2 of mine) should not be layed off, and not in this way. I presonally (now 65) like them all.
at 14:04 on March 16th, 2009
All the characters you and your children love will still be there. They are not cutting out any of the characters.