Scrap the BBC to cut the defecit

asbokid

ninky wrote: »

150 quid a year is not much in the scheme of things

£150 is nearly three weeks Jobseekers' Allowance for a youngster under 25, as well as a week or more of the state pension for a single person under 75.

The TV licence fee is demonstrably an unfair regressive tax.

diable

asbokid wrote: »

£150 is nearly three weeks Jobseekers' Allowance for a youngster under 25, as well as a week or more of the state pension for a single person under 75.

The TV licence fee is demonstrably an unfair regressive tax.

They should be looking for work so should have no need of a TV set.

Derivative

As diable said, a TV is not a necessary item.

£150 a year can get you internet access. Much more on there than TV.

Or three broadsheets a week for a year.

I don't pay for the TV license as I don't need to. Yet I can still access the BBC site legally, and watch time delayed shows on iPlayer. You could call it freeloading, but you could apply the same to any form of tax avoidance.

diable

EdgEy wrote: »

As diable said, a TV is not a necessary item.

£150 a year can get you internet access. Much more on there than TV.

Or three broadsheets a week for a year.

I don't pay for the TV license as I don't need to. Yet I can still access the BBC site legally, and watch time delayed shows on iPlayer. You could call it freeloading, but you could apply the same to any form of tax avoidance.

You need to work the system the same as all those freeloading benefit cheaters with sky TV at home....... ;o))))))

asbokid

purch wrote: »

Where did you get that imaginary number from ?

In 2009/2010, the cost of administering the TV licensing scheme was £126.6 million.

That money went to:

Capita Business Services Ltd,
iQor UK Ltd,
PayPoint plc,
the Post Office,
Proximity London Ltd
Fishburn Hedges Boys Williams Ltd
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd
PHD Media Ltd
IAS Smarts
Stakeholder Group
Brahm
Clarke Associates
Quadrant

If the TV licence was abolished, and the funding burden of the BBC was shifted onto general taxation, that £126.2 million would be saved instantly.

asbokid

diable wrote: »

They should be looking for work so should have no need of a TV set.

And the pensioners? They should hurry up and die, so should have no need of a pension nor a TV?

Derivative

asbokid wrote: »

And the pensioners? They should hurry up and die, so should have no need of a pension nor a TV?

Or they could do other things? Internet? Newspapers? Watch DVD's?
I do find the TV license tax daft and regressive but it is entirely avoidable.

Regardless, not all pensioners sit and watch Eastenders reruns all day every day you know!

diable

asbokid wrote: »

And the pensioners? They should hurry up and die, so should have no need of a pension nor a TV?

Its free if you are over a certain age and don't go down that route as my Mother passed away last year but always paid for her TV licence and was happy to do so.

asbokid

diable wrote: »

Its free if you are over a certain age

I thought I made it clear: pensioners under 75 are forfeiting more than a week of pension income to pay for the TV licence.

TV Licence fee: £145.50
Guaranteed Pension Credit (single person) £137.35

The licence fee is a very regressive and unfair tax.

It is a heavy financial burden for some of the poorest people in the country.

The TV licence should be abolished, and the funding of the BBC shifted onto general taxation.

johnny_storm

twadge_face wrote: »

The licence fee is compulsory**.
**if you has a telly

No its not, its only compulsory if you watch or record programs as they are broadcast.