Congress Pays You $3 Billion to Keep Watching TV

Felix the Cat writes "After budgets cuts led to the layoff of engineers and scientists at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a US Senate committee has approved a $3 billion dollar subsidy to assist Americans in their difficult transition to digital television in 2009. The old analog television spectrum will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. The transition date was chosen to not interfere with college football bowl games or basketball playoffs." From the article: "The draft of a House bill would end analog transmissions on Dec. 31, 2008. It does not mention a subsidy for set-top converter boxes. So, lawmakers will likely have to work out differences between the two bills, though Stevens said he did not anticipate a big fight with the House over the deadline or the subsidy."

Comments

The Worst Idea EVER

[haxmtrx]

My first thought is: You've got to be kidding me!

Second thought is: I don't watch television. (I dispise it). Why should I be happy that my tax dollars are going toward this?

Third thought: Maybe it will keep the stupid people stupid.

Fourth thought: Why do we need more stupid people?

Fifth thought: I can't think anymore on this topic because it is IDIOTIC.

idiots.