[Gllug] BBC Open Source

[Sean Burlington]

On Thursday 14 Jul 2005 12:43 pm, David Damerell wrote:
> Only if you have a television.

Pretty much everyone has a TV - and to deny someone a TV is to exclude them 
from a big chunk of society.
 

> [Also, you can't go to prison for not paying the TV License; you can
> only go to prison for not paying the fine assessed for not paying the
> License. A subtle distinction but a real one.]

What difference does this make to the family destryed for the license fee?

This is a prime example of economics gone mad - internalised profits and 
externalised costs.

If the BBC had to pay the prison and childcare costs associated with non 
payment of the licence fee another solution would be found pretty fast.

Who does the current system benefit?

If the BBC was paid for out of direct taxation would anyone be worse off?

-- 

Sean


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