[78-L] BBC World Service Going Out Of Business Auction

[Mike Harkin]

--- On Wed, 7/18/12, Don Cox <doncox at enterprise.net> wrote:

> From: Don Cox <doncox at enterprise.net>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] BBC World Service Going Out Of Business Auction
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 2:04 PM
> On 18/07/2012, Matthew Duncan wrote:
> 
> > Hi Mike,
> > 
> > Yes - this has made fairly big news here in Britain and
> I am
> > personally disgusted at the fact this has been allowed
> to happen. It
> > is part of a growing trend whereby the BBC (funded by
> the British
> > taxpayer) is latching on to the 'throw away society'
> that has become
> > so prevalent here in Blighty.
> > 
> The BBC is funded by a license fee, not from taxes.
 
You've paid money to make use of a right or privelege graciously accorded by your gummint.  Doesn't matter what you call it -- fee, tax,


hill of beans -- you still have less money in your pocket than you did
before....

Mike in Plovdiv


> 
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> -- 
> Don Cox
> doncox at enterprise.net
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