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Originally Posted by Graham
I don't drive a car. My bicycle causes minimal damage to the roads. Why should I pay taxes, part of which go to maintain highways?
I don't go to school. I don't have children who will go to school. Why should I pay taxes which go to maintain schools?
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1 you dont pay car tax for a bike but you still use the road. granted less damaging than other vehicles hence the no vehicle licence. I only do about 3-4000 miles a year in my car but still pay the same car tax as someone who does 30,000 miles. Car tax is yet another Extorted annual set fee which really should just be added to fuel tax and would be much fairer while the disc displayed in the windscreen should be an insurance disc which cannot be obtained without a valid mot.
2 schooling is a pretty poor comparison which is deemed nessecary by our society than bbc tv radio etc which is entertainment and not nessecary for the community.
It should be an optional subscription, the only reason anyone would say it shouldnt is those that want a cheep ride of entertainment subsidised by those that have to pay for something they dont use but have no choice if they do use the alternatives. BBC could not offer the same quality shows they currently broadcast based on a £10 a month subscription that is optional therefore subscribers would need to pay a good £20-£30 a month to keep BBC alive and kicking and its governers (or now to be trust) in the livestyle they have become acustomed too, a lifestyle which 8/10 people could only dream about.
There are two possible words for the TV licence, 1 its another TAX or 2 its legalised Extortion.