Thread: 'Austerity' at the BBC
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Old 27-12-2012, 22:59   #68
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Re: 'Austerity' at the BBC
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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
Thinking about it don't think that general taxation should include the tv licence.General taxation should be reserved for essential services.
Again, some would say that a national broadcaster free from commercial pressure is essential.

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Therefore subscription is the way forward i feel.
No. For all the reasons previously stated.

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We don't force people to pay road tax if they don't own or use a car so why the tv licence which does force people to pay it even if they don't watch BBC channels
Because it's a TV LICENCE, not a BBC LICENCE.

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
Not that easy, even the TVL site states that letters will not stop permanently and if they send letters then shortly after big ugly gorrilas with come peeping through your windows.
Only if you don't respond to the letters

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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
The TV licencing guy @ 9m20s on this video confirms that there's no need to licence a TV which is used solely for viewing DVDs.
Which is confirmed on the TVL website.
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