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Originally Posted by passingbat
You always seem to forget the hidden, equally forced 'tax' (as you like to call the BBC license fee) of ITV, Channel 4, and channel 5 through the extra amount you pay for products because of advertising fees. Kind of conveniently I suppose.
How many comprise these 'lot of people'?
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I don't forget it, I just don't consider it to be anywhere close to the same thing.
I wonder if we'll ever find anything to agree on?
I like the discussions anyway!
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Fwiw I don't really consider the license fee a "tax" per se, but I do begrudge them referring to the removal of a subsidy as a tax, which it isn't, despite the clear political bias that displays, so I don't think it hurts to refer to the license fee as a tax now and then. I find it ironic when the BBC's supporters question it!