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
> 
> 
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