Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mk06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mk06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.97.138]) by air-md08.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMD083-8b924d46ff5fa4; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:28:47 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mk06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 041BF38000098; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:28:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PjyTf-0000J0-H6 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:27:51 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PjyTf-0000Ir-4h for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:27:51 +0000 Received: from imr-db01.mx.aol.com ([205.188.91.95]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PjyTc-0005Hj-O0 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:27:51 +0000 Received: from mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.130]) by imr-db01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p0VIRgxN013738 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:27:42 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.68] (unknown [92.8.196.185]) by mtaout-da02.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPA id 8172FE0000B9 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:27:41 -0500 (EST) From: g4gvw To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <2B26EB0D-1850-4873-926D-F15167D765CB@leeds.ac.uk> References: <85896.7619.qm@web28106.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <2B26EB0D-1850-4873-926D-F15167D765CB@leeds.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:27:40 +0000 Message-Id: <1296498460.18404.13.camel@pat-compaq-evo> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.1 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: OT End of the BBC World Service on Shortwave Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d618a4d46ff5a6147 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 Actually, Chris makes a good point. My licence costs less than my daily newspaper! In return I get a lot of stuff that my newspaper doesn't give me. For instance, terrific documentaries and educational stuff. The radio programmes that I could receive without paying for a licence are superb. They too I believe are funded out of the licence fee. 73 On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 17:55 +0000, Chris Trayner wrote: > On 31 Jan 2011, at 10:20, M0FMT wrote: > However the BBC world service, the Government mouth-piece, is currently funded by direct taxation which is probable more equitable than the new plan which is to fund it out of the compulsory so called Licence Fee, collected under threat of imprisonment, which is really a tax on a tax i.e. paid out of taxed income. > > This is the dark side of English culture. > > Commercial radio and TV are arguably as bad or worse. They are paid for by advertising; the firms which advertise get their advert money from selling products. So if you buy products which are advertised you are presumably subsidising many commercial channels which you don't watch, many indeed outside your area. You can choose not to have a TV and licence, but you can't realistically chose not to buy these products. > > But, really, do any of us care? The BBC Licence Fee is probably less than 1% of your post-tax income. > > 73, > Chris G4OKW > > -- 73 es gd dx de pat g4gvw qth nr felixstowe uk (east coast, county of suffolk)