$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('energycity', 'Y')es, I probably watch it a couple of times a month (if that) usually the news. Last thing I watched though was Nadal vs Federer, Wimbledon 2008.
In the UK those who own/watch a TV have to pay the BBC for the privilege (about £140 or US$280 pa). Call me a masochist if you like but I don't mind paying as I think generally the BBC is a good thing as long as you you read/watch/listen to their output critically.
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Do you own a television?
Re: Do you own a television?
by Byron100 » Thu 17 Jul 2008, 19:09:55
Good gosh, having to pay almost $300 a year for the "privilege" watching what's really supposed to be free, over-the-air TV...you Brits need to have a TV riot...hehe.
Seriously, though, can't people just lie and say they don't have a TV? Do they really come inside every single home in Britain to see how many TVs you have?
That is one tax I'd be very, very reluctant to pay...just seems horribly unfair to those (like me) who use TVs merely as a DVD monitor. :/
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Re: Do you own a television?
by vision-master » Thu 17 Jul 2008, 19:11:40
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Byron100', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('energycity', 'Y')es, I probably watch it a couple of times a month (if that) usually the news. Last thing I watched though was Nadal vs Federer, Wimbledon 2008.
In the UK those who own/watch a TV have to pay the BBC for the privilege (about £140 or US$280 pa). Call me a masochist if you like but I don't mind paying as I think generally the BBC is a good thing as long as you you read/watch/listen to their output critically.
In the UK those who own/watch a TV have to pay the BBC for the privilege (about £140 or US$280 pa). Call me a masochist if you like but I don't mind paying as I think generally the BBC is a good thing as long as you you read/watch/listen to their output critically.
Good gosh, having to pay almost $300 a year for the "privilege" watching what's really supposed to be free, over-the-air TV...you Brits need to have a TV riot...hehe.
Seriously, though, can't people just lie and say they don't have a TV? Do they really come inside every single home in Britain to see how many TVs you have?
That is one tax I'd be very, very reluctant to pay...just seems horribly unfair to those (like me) who use TVs merely as a DVD monitor. :/
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Re: Do you own a television?
by energycity » Thu 17 Jul 2008, 19:59:12
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Byron100', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('energycity', 'Y')es, I probably watch it a couple of times a month (if that) usually the news. Last thing I watched though was Nadal vs Federer, Wimbledon 2008.
In the UK those who own/watch a TV have to pay the BBC for the privilege (about £140 or US$280 pa). Call me a masochist if you like but I don't mind paying as I think generally the BBC is a good thing as long as you you read/watch/listen to their output critically.
In the UK those who own/watch a TV have to pay the BBC for the privilege (about £140 or US$280 pa). Call me a masochist if you like but I don't mind paying as I think generally the BBC is a good thing as long as you you read/watch/listen to their output critically.
Good gosh, having to pay almost $300 a year for the "privilege" watching what's really supposed to be free, over-the-air TV...you Brits need to have a TV riot...hehe.
Seriously, though, can't people just lie and say they don't have a TV? Do they really come inside every single home in Britain to see how many TVs you have?
That is one tax I'd be very, very reluctant to pay...just seems horribly unfair to those (like me) who use TVs merely as a DVD monitor. :/
Sorry if I misled - in the UK if you only used your TV set as DVD monitor then you wouldn’t have to pay the BBC anything, you only have to pay if you receive a TV signal. Most people pay up quite peacefully, some get prosecuted for trying to avoid paying, a minority presumably get away with not paying.
It’s an old-fashioned system for paying for public service broadcasting but the last poll I read it had over 75% support; and that’s amazing really as basically it is yet another tax.
The "tax" covers TV, radio and the website (and probably some other things). I’d pay even if it was voluntary, basically because the commercial equivalents are pretty shite and the ads drive me crazy, plus I listen to a BBC radio station (Radio 4) quite a bit and look at the website; and someone's got to pay for it.
Is the BBC biased? Well it gets heavy criticism for being an establishment mouthpiece and also for being full of “lefties” (liberals) and eccentrics. I always try to keep my critical faculties switched on and make up my own mind on a case-by-case basis.
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