Yup. But if I'm unhappy my taxes aren't

Funding a library, swimming pool, or they're wasting money on something I disagree with, I get a chance to vote for someone else. If the government are doing a s**t job, I get to vote them out. The BBC has no real benefit to society now. It's an outdated model. The viewing figures and demographic bear it out.

At least my other contributions to society are dictated by my earnings, the size of my house.

We get no choice with the BBC. You own a TV, they intimidate and threaten you into paying even if you don't watch the bbc.
We get no say in the content, no chance to vote in the leadership. They throw money around with no accountability because it's always on tap.

I had an "enforcement officer" turn up at my factory unit telling me I absolutely must have a license because I have laptops and mobile phones. They'll be sending investigators to check on me apparently. Letters demanding I pay within 14 days or face court proceedings. They trick and connive and lie and intimidate and the BBC pay them to. Fortunately I know I have nothing to worry about but it's a despicable way to behave.
Fuck them, I say.

Posted By: Captain Bligh, Jul 11, 19:17:08