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Renegade:
Great post! :)  :Thmbsup:

This all boils down to collectivist systems being inherently violent. i.e. Socialism is violence (as it is practised).

You are robbed. It's not simple theft - theft doesn't necessarily imply violence. You are ROBBED. You are put at the end of a gun, and your money is stolen from you. If you resist, you are violently punished.

The TV tax is robbery. Pure and simple. (Income tax on people is also robbery.)

But even worse, it's a tax on speech. A tax on communication. A tax on a basic human right.

It's just another example in a long string of ways that our governments are morally bankrupt, criminal organisations.

Any time you need to put a gun to someone's head in order for them to accept you "brilliant idea", that's probably an indication that your idea isn't all that great. But this is the exact violence that is inherent in the twisted brand of radical socialism we have today.

KynloStephen66515:

Any time you need to put a gun to someone's head in order for them to accept you "brilliant idea", that's probably an indication that your idea isn't all that great. But this is the exact violence that is inherent in the twisted brand of radical socialism we have today.

-Renegade (December 14, 2012, 08:40 PM)
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That right there..is beautiful!

That pretty much

4wd:
One of the more interesting FOI articles at the site, (NOTVLicenseFee), mentioned above: FS50154106 - Number of TV detection devices [PDF]

BTW, it seems that maybe that site has given up by the number of broken links.

Also btw, you can get a 50% reduction of the fee if you're blind  ;)

I don't know of any other country that does this, but there may be.-Tinman57 (December 14, 2012, 07:46 PM)
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Quite a few by the looks: TV Licensingw

tomos:
As of Jan 1st, it's the same in Germany.
Everyone has to pay for radio already (unless you could prove you had none - not even in your car). I dont mind that myself - I actually listen to some of the funded radio stations and find them often very good.
 
Now, as of January, everyone must pay a flat rate per family for radio *and* TV. The people who benefit (i.e. pay less than before) are those with more appliances and more cars and more homes, i.e. the better off. And Renegade - please do not call that socialism, it is not socialism by any name :p (but let's not get bogged down with that either, it's just semantics at the end of the day).

Most people currently pay for TV here, but many opt out for various reasons, could be low income; or you just would prefer to have a holiday (or whatever) for the money you would have otherwise spent on license + hardware.
Last time I moved I actually gave away my tv and receiver - I was simply watching too much (now I go on the net too much  :-[). As of January I'll be paying the full whack again. I'm angry too.

Renegade:
...everyone must pay...-tomos (December 15, 2012, 01:13 PM)
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The dominant theme. Pay, pay, and pay more.

Why must people be forced to pay? Why not just have the radio/TV stations actually have a business model other than stealing from people? Why not just give people the freedom to pay for what they want? Is that too much to ask? To not have the fruits of your labour stolen from you?

Saw an interesting little graphic:

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