26 Aug
2002
26 Aug
'02
1:31 p.m.
At 09:27 AM 8/26/02 -0500, you wrote:
On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Dave Woodman - dave(a)naffnet.org.uk
wrote:
Why do we have to pay a tax on telephone service? The answer is the same for both
questions. Government revenue! You can claim that it's for this cause or that cause
but in reality it's just another source of revenue for big government.
Joe
Unfortunately, the licence now applies if you
have equipment capable of
receiving TV transmissions, regardless of the purpose for which it used, so
you can try to convince the authorities all you like...
A monitor, as you used, always avoids the license, so you would still have
been safe, but even owning a VCR or TV and keeping it in the loft requires a
license now.
Ok, now you've got me wondering... I've never heard of anything like that
on this side of the pond. Why exactly do you have to purchase a license
to own a TV? Is it similar for AM/FM radios? ...