Over 75s now pay for TV license

Nevakonaza · 16 Jun 2019 at 05:55

Psycho Sonny said:
government can just add it into council tax.

So those of us that do not watch live or broadcasted TV at all are forced to pay for something we don't want or use? No thanks.

Dirk Diggler · 16 Jun 2019 at 06:23

Nevakonaza said:
So those of us that do not watch live or broadcasted TV at all are forced to pay for something we don't want or use? No thanks.

I don't use the road that you use to get to work, but I still pay my council tax.

Apone70 · 16 Jun 2019 at 07:37

I think its bang out of order

Swifty55 · 16 Jun 2019 at 09:18

String said:
I don't use the road that you use to get to work, but I still pay my council tax.

Such a bad analogy...

Meridian · 16 Jun 2019 at 10:37

Swifty55 said:
Such a bad analogy...

No, it's a perfectly reasonable one. Just because you disagree with one, but agree with the other, does not spoil the analogy. In each case a tax is levied widely, but used narrowly. That's the essence of all taxation. The only odd thing about the Licence Fee is that it is properly hypothecated. Which makes it a convenient punching bag.

StriderX · 16 Jun 2019 at 13:54

I may need that road someday and i'd prefer it if was not a mess (which it almost certainly will be anyway), i never need the bbc, ever and neither does anybody else because an alternative is present already.

Dirk Diggler · 16 Jun 2019 at 15:37

StriderX said:
I may need that road someday and i'd prefer it if was not a mess (which it almost certainly will be anyway), i never need the bbc, ever and neither does no one else because an alternative is present already.

Yea, you won't be saying that when you find your old Atari ST up in the loft and The Antiques Roadshow comes to town in 2043.

StriderX · 16 Jun 2019 at 15:38

String said:
Yea, you won't be saying that when you find your old Atari ST up in the loft and The Antiques Roadshow comes to town in 2043.

Oh no, if only there were other options to sell old ***** to collectors.

G J · 16 Jun 2019 at 16:58

I'm not sure whats going to be worse the scam call centers that will target old people with the you've not paid your TV license scam if they havent already or the TV license enforment officers that wont take no I dont have a TV license for an answer and relentlessly hound them.

chaparral · 16 Jun 2019 at 17:14

String said:
I don't use the road that you use to get to work, but I still pay my council tax.

The tax on fuel and car emission taxes covers a hell lot more then just the roads

In my little island (guernsey) Of the 20 million per year they get from fuel tax only about 2.5 million of it is spent on the roads per year :mad:

Dirk Diggler · 16 Jun 2019 at 18:13

chaparral said:
The tax on fuel and car emission taxes covers a hell lot more then just the roads

In my little island (guernsey) Of the 20 million per year they get from fuel tax only about 2.5 million of it is spent on the roads per year

The roads are funded from council tax; you can switch roads for the local swimming pool, or the local school if you have no kids... Whatever, the analogy stands true.

StriderX · 16 Jun 2019 at 19:51

Having no kids is irrelevant if you value the future at all, nobody lives forever and certainly wont if they feel future generations shouldn't be granted an education which would hopefully mean you'd have employees or services you actually do want being paid for.

Not even remotely like paying for this ****** enterprise, that seems to currently be a net drag on civil discussion at the moment, If i'm ever forced to pay for it, i will be voting for the party that cuts it out regardless of their other policies.