On Sat, Jan 29, 2005 at 12:47:40PM -0800, Todd Walton spake thusly: > qualifier "with representative government" makes it OK. Personally, I > don't think it's a valid way to support the BBC. I don't think the > BBC should be supported in any compulsory (ie government) way.
Have you watched BBC? Sometimes I wish we had something like this in the US whenever I turn on the TV and see another brain numbing reality program. There is nothing worthwhile on regular broadcast TV. I have to pay for cable to get History, Discovery, etc. channels. > > Similarly we have a (quaint, outmoded) surcharge on blank audio tapes > > designed to offset the "loss" suffered by artists when audio albums are > > taped. > > Which is just as morally wrong. Nothing against the British here. Have to agree here. -- Tracy Reed http://ultraviolet.org This message is cryptographically signed for your protection. Info: http://copilotconsulting.com/sig
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