I keep wondering why they used tax money for coupons in the first place. On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Ranbo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Look, I admit to procrastinating on this (as I typically do, admittedly) > but > it seems like they are not really ready for this, for various reasons (see > the Post article in, I believe, yesterday's business section). Running out > of funding for the coupons is not the fault of those who waited. As always, > those who will be most adversely affected are the poor, disabled and maybe > throw in those living in rural areas. Those better off disproportionately > have Cable or HD tv, so no need for coupons and converter boxes. > > Randall > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Tony B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Let's get this over with already. There was no shortage of coupons at > > all this time LAST year, or before that when we first started talking > > about it. No matter how far you move the deadline, some people are > > always going to wait until the last minute. > > > > In our neck of the woods it basically means people are going to lose > > 90% of their channels, as the digital signals just won't penetrate up > > here. > > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Ranbo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Obama official said (during transition) they want a delay in converting > > to > > > HD tv because of various problems, including lack of funding for the > > > coupons. However FCC said (during transition) that delay would cause > > more > > > problems and the Feb 17 date should remain. Anyone hear if Obama is > > > planning or likely to delay this? I'm hoping so, as don't have a > > converter > > > or coupon and coupon wait list is months, at least. > > > > > > BTW, if anyone here has any converter coupons they don't need I'd be > most > > > appreciative. Or an extra converter box they'd sell cheap, if you live > > > fairly close by (I'm in Chevy Chase). > > > > > > ************************************************************************* > > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > ************************************************************************* > > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
