The facts are the Public Broadcasting Act, the NPR articles of incorporation, and the FCC Rules and Regulations. There are things NPR can't do because of FCC laws, company agreements, or federal laws. Sure those can change, but as I've said, there's absolutely nothing in the works now to change them. So the FACTS are that they have certain rules to work under, certain relationships with stations, and certain financial limitations. Those are the facts, and I've included them in every post in this thread. Until the facts change, you or I can dream about employee ownership or NPR owning stations, but right now, the FACTS prevent all that from happening. The only way to change the facts is through Congress, and Congress can't even pass a budget.