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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
What are you on about, Den? My point is that if you don't have a car, you don't pay car tax.
But I could have a TV to watch channels OTHER THAN the BBC and never listen to the radio, and yet I still have to pay for it.
Why is it right to your mind that I am forced to pay for something I don't want, need or that benefits me in any way?
I am not describing myself by the way. I do watch BBC TV and radio and I would gladly stump up for a subscription rather than a licence fee. However, I would never expect others who don't to have to pay. That's just weird, and so last century.
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However, the council does provide education, social care and many other services that you may not currently rely on, but you or your family may well need in the future. Education services you have already benefited from personally as you went to school, and even if you went to a private school, you still benefit from those around you being appropriately educated because they will go on to provide services to you and also contribute to having a thriving economy.
These arguments do not apply to the BBC in any way as its primary function is to provide entertainment for personal consumption. If you don't like what the BBC provides and don't watch or listen to its output, it really defies logic that you should be charged for it.
Oh, and by the way:
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/20180223...#axzz57vhGw49B |
Just as I have no use for the services councils maintain at the present or in the future (yes I have used them many years ago) I am fairly confident that you or someone else in your family has watched the BBC in the past even if you do not now.
The license fee is for having the ability to receive tv transmission, wether or not you use it. Presumably as you are on this forum you have this facility and as such you have to pay - end of.
The money collected just happens to go to the BBC - is this fair, not in my opinion - it should be shared amongst all broadcasters - but that is how it is