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The TV licence money only goes to the BBC. It shouldn't be a case of having to do without a TV altogether. As in the case of the chicken. We may still wish to shop at Asda but simply not buy chicken and wouldn't be expected to pay for the thing we haven't got. So why can't we have an "opt-out" version of TV where if you don't pay a licence fee you don't get BBC. After all you have to subscribe to Sky in order to get sky channels so if they want the money let them work out a way of doing it.vorlon24 said:
And when it comes to the PC we could have an annual password (changed each anniversary) which we purchase in order to be able to access the BBC sites, thus leaving all other internet access and PC usage tax-free.
Speaking of computers and taxes -- Our brilliant governor has taken offense to the notion that she may not be getting her fair share of the taxes on goods purchased by residents of the state of Michigan. Consequently, she has pushed through our state legislature something called a "Use Tax" which forces us to pay Michigan sales tax (currently 6%) for items purchased out-of-state either in person or via the internet regardless of whether sales tax was charged by the seller. One can either keep track of each and every purchase and provide paper documentation of each transaction or simply pay a flat rate fee based on one's income level. Since I can never be bothered to retain every receipt from every little purchase made when travelling and I, too, purchase a good deal of computer components over the internet, we bite the bullet and pay the flat fee.chav1 said:simple solution is to build your own custom pcs which besides been beter and cheaper than anything you can purchase at pc world or time etc ...
however they could put extra tax on pc parts but that wouldnt effect me as i can buy my parts cheaper from the usa and get my friends over there to mail them to me
if you have a friend in another state get them to purchase it for you then mail it to you
if they dont know whats in the parcel they cant tax it and if you have to put contens on the parcel just say it is a video cassette of family or somthing
of course this would only work for small things like hard drives , graphic cards etc
my friends in usa who send me stuff occasionaly buy my item and i pay them through paypal then they mail my stuff
american companies sometimes have realy good offers icluding a rebate ststem where some of the money you spend is refunded after purchase
wish we had a rebate sytem here lol
newegg.com is realy good
if they dont know whats in the parcel they cant tax it and if you have to put contens on the parcel just say it is a video cassette of family or somthing
of course this would only work for small things like hard drives , graphic cards etc
my friends in usa who send me stuff occasionaly buy my item and i pay them through paypal then they mail my stuff
american companies sometimes have realy good offers icluding a rebate ststem where some of the money you spend is refunded after purchase
wish we had a rebate sytem here lol
newegg.com is realy good
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Not that I am aware of. I agree completely with you about the unfair bit. One would think she could be satisfied with the state income tax (not all states are cursed with that abomination but we are) in addition to the property taxes, sales taxes, vehicle registration fees, driving license fees and everything else the state takes in.
I'm afraid that the first time I was made aware of this notion my reaction was somewhat boisterous. The poor dog wouldn't come out from under the bed for the rest of the afternoon.
I'm afraid that the first time I was made aware of this notion my reaction was somewhat boisterous. The poor dog wouldn't come out from under the bed for the rest of the afternoon.
Rebates are a beautiful thing and I take advantage of them every chance I get. I just purchased an 80 gig hard drive for $30 after the $50 mail-in-rebate. A lot of the computer stores in my area will also offer "instant" rebates at the register for things like memory and media. Most of my CD-Rs are purchased that way.chav1 said:
My apologies, garinda for hijacking your thread like this.
Whilst I agree that the Beeb does waste lots of money on what is now being termed as Chav TV, they also produce some very informative and interesting documentaries. I also refer to the BBCi website on most days; I think it is one of the best sites on the internet.
What the BBC needs to do is stop trying to compete with commercial tv in the reality show stakes and all these home makeover programmes. The tv schedules appear to have reached saturation point with all these variations on a theme.
What the BBC needs to do is stop trying to compete with commercial tv in the reality show stakes and all these home makeover programmes. The tv schedules appear to have reached saturation point with all these variations on a theme.
correct me if i am wrong but arnt the bbc bound by the govenment to produce educational programs for schools like them we used to sit and watch at school where we counted the 60 lines down until the start of the program and thats what entitles them to charge a tv license as the govenment says we all benefit from it so we all got to pay
If we are going to have to pay for the Beeb, for at least the next 10 years, l agree it should concentrate on what it does well, and not try to compete with commercial tv. The powers that be who commission such dross, should be fired.
More quality, less an eye on the ratings.
More quality, less an eye on the ratings.
A case in point.. Last night the BBC screened a dramatisation of a court case. Nothing unusual or remarkable in that you might think, until you realise that the court case took place over 2000 years ago in ancient Rome and is one of the most celebrated murder trials in history. Fascinating viewing! And exactly the sort of thing the BBC does well. Would you see this screened on ITV? I doubt it.