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Old 08-03-2014, 16:41   #48
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Re: TV licence non payment could be made a civil offence

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
The whole point of the BBC is for it to be a public broadcast service not a for profit organisation like Sky.A subscription fee would be far greater than the current licence fee and it would only keep rising putting quality tv beyond the ability to pay for the poorest in society .The BBC make some fantastic programs that would be lost if it relied on subscriptions and the guarantee of funds makes it possible for such programming to be made and as i have said those funds must be used much more wisely and in the public interest
So what, BMW make some fantastic cars, but I don't have to pay them in order to drive my Ford.

The BBC is on it's way out, and they know it. They'll never go subscription because they would quickly go bust.

And they have made profits.
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