> I'm a big fan of the BBC's independence, and > also of the license fee to pay for it, therefore > I would like to continue seeing the BBC funded > by the taxpayer for the forseeable future.
Shame it isn't funded by the taxpayer then.
The licence fee has to be paid by anyone who owns receiveing equipment, regardless of whether they earn enough, or have a good enough accountant I suppose, to pay tax or not.
>If you buy a television, you're pretty likely to > be watching tv shows on it, and therefore the > license fee seems like a good idea.
But if you want to buy a video recorder to watch old videos on, and you happen to find that it is damn nigh impossible to but one without a TV tuner in, then you try getting the TV licensing folk to let you off the licence fee.
And if you dont have a TV, try getting the TV licensing folk to lay off the bully-boy tactics that they have to employ to earn their keep, because, dont forget, it costs a non-unsubstantial part of the licensing fee just to kep them going in collecting it in the first place.
I've even had one bloke ring me up and tell me he can "hear my TV" in the background. Love to know where they got my number from as it happens.
Cant wait for someone to ring me up and tell me they can "hear my PC" in the background - better go and check-out some low noise cooling I guess !
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> I'm a big fan of the BBC's independence, and
> also of the license fee to pay for it, therefore
> I would like to continue seeing the BBC funded
> by the taxpayer for the forseeable future.
Shame it isn't funded by the taxpayer then.
The licence fee has to be paid by anyone who owns receiveing equipment, regardless of whether they earn enough, or have a good enough accountant I suppose, to pay tax or not.
>If you buy a television, you're pretty likely to
> be watching tv shows on it, and therefore the
> license fee seems like a good idea.
But if you want to buy a video recorder to watch old videos on, and you happen to find that it is damn nigh impossible to but one without a TV tuner in, then you try getting the TV licensing folk to let you off the licence fee.
And if you dont have a TV, try getting the TV licensing folk to lay off the bully-boy tactics that they have to employ to earn their keep, because, dont forget, it costs a non-unsubstantial part of the licensing fee just to kep them going in collecting it in the first place.
I've even had one bloke ring me up and tell me he can "hear my TV" in the background. Love to know where they got my number from as it happens.
Cant wait for someone to ring me up and tell me they can "hear my PC" in the background - better go and check-out some low noise cooling I guess !