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Originally Posted by martyh
This thread is about the BBC though...
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As both are, essentially, public services, the comparison is valid.
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..and the NHS budget is far greater than the BBC's
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If the comparison was "public services that waste money" then it is valid.
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..also the BBC is a luxury ,a non essential service
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Many, many people (in many countries) would disagree with you on that.
Why is a public service broadcaster, free from the pressures of commercialisation, not essential?
Perhaps Libraries aren't really essential as you can buy books from bookshops, but we still have them.
Is the NHS essential when we could all buy our healthcare needs from BUPA? (for example.)
(For the avoidance of doubt, my answer in all cases, is yes!)