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January 31st 04, 04:04 AM
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"Peter Duniho" wrote:
Well, from a practical point of view, there are no TV police. In the US, maybe. Elsewhere, where there is a tax on television receivers, there really *is* a TV Police. Rob 
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January 31st 04, 04:15 AM
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"Rob Perkins" wrote in message
... In the US, maybe. Elsewhere, where there is a tax on television receivers, there really *is* a TV Police. Uck. I guess for that matter, it's only a matter of time before we DO have the TV Police, the way things are going in this country.
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January 31st 04, 05:06 AM
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Rob Perkins wrote: In the US, maybe. Elsewhere, where there is a tax on television receivers, there really *is* a TV Police. You mean you have a tax on TV's other than the normal sales taxes? Would this be a yearly deal?
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February 3rd 04, 10:41 AM
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"Newps" wrote in message
news:IQFSb.147402$5V2.789765@attbi_s53... Rob Perkins wrote: In the US, maybe. Elsewhere, where there is a tax on television receivers, there really *is* a TV Police. You mean you have a tax on TV's other than the normal sales taxes? Would this be a yearly deal? Yes. http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html It funds the BBC and the terrestrial transmitter network. It's widely acknowledged to be responsible for the prevention of "dumbing down" TV to er, how can I put this...US levels of catering for the lowest common denominator (there are no commercials on BBC 1 and 2 and on BBC radio). Paul
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