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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
Technically it is not theft feel free to go and visit your local police station and ask them  . I resent paying the licence fee when the bbc is barely watched all year in our house and i don't quite support the quality argument either as you can see just as much tosh on the bbc as you can the others. |
Yeah but you still watch it though and you must appreciate that the BBC provides services for other people (you know those people who also live in the country but aren't in your immediate circle) that they find useful.
It's very simple, the BBC exists to provide a public service and that's paid for out of the licence fee and this protects them (mostly) from political interference. If you want to watch broadcast TV in this country you have to pay the licence fee to ensure public service TV is properly served. It's part of the social contract in this country- if you don't like it well no one is forcing you to own a TV...
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Do i think cameron will kill it off no i don't what i do think is that he will do away with automatic rises for the licence and maybe even introduce a cut in the fee but not kill it off. Why the bbc deserve the special protection they have is beyond me and being honest i have no problem with them having to compete in the commercial arena same as all the others.
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Because they are a public service provider who offer services to cater all tastes regardless of if their is money to be made from that or not? That's why they are the only broadcaster to provide home grown children's entertainment and programmes for the blind and deaf. Are you saying you resent paying towards an organisation that in todays market ensures that children and disabled people have programming and are catered for?
You're really THAT selfish?
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If the audience is big enough for any subject it will be catered for as there will be sufficient revenue from it but keeping the bbc because they can cater to everyone and everything without a worry about the money side of it is not fair.
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Maybe you could stop being so short sighted and stop thinking about yourself and perhaps try to see that the BBC is something that should be cherished and protected.