OT - Stop The TV Tax

[James Knott]

Abidel Bassie-Cripps wrote:
> Yes, I will be adding my voice of opposition to adding more taxes or
> Levi to anything.
>
> However, here is some food for thought that may or may not need to be
> said. The governments of the world will always try to find ways to Tax
> the people. We can not avoid it. Yes, we can voice our objections, but
> in the end they will do something, if not the original idea. BTW, are
> we Canadians the most heavily tax people, when comparing other
> countries, and how does our government services, human rights, health
> care, etc., compare / stack up as well?

One minor detail:  Taxes are supposed to provide some benefit to the
general population.  This provides benefit to the broadcasters only. 
It's like taking highway tolls and giving them to GM, Ford etc.  People
should not be taxed for the benefit of some corporation.  Also, for many
people, cable or satellite are the only way to get TV.  Should they have
to pay this tax, while a neighbour, who can put up an antenna, does
not?  Also, last time I checked, cable & satellite do a decent job of
bringing many more viewers to a station.  Are they, or their customers,
now to pay for providing that benefit to the broadcasters?
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