PC tax!!!!

[vrooom]

bloody Govt!!!

http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39128359,00.htm

[simpo two]

TV piracy my arse. They've just found something else they can tax.

But can detector vans detect PCs?

[zooooom]

O well Im alright I only have a laptop

[x1m]

BBC said:

If alternative funding models get the go ahead, one idea being mooted by the government is a fee payable for each PC purchased.

And what about those like me who build pcs out of bits ordered seperatly?

[mybrainhurts]

[redacted]

[GavinPearson]

How about just abolishing the licence fee?

These taxes cost so much to collect it would be far simpler to keep the funding from the income tax and fund the BBC out of the dept of culture, media and sport.

Ludicrous...

[imperialism2024]

But what's so bad about taxes? We all know that governments can spend our money better than we can. How else are supposed to reach our goal of communism? Errr...

"We can't expect the American People to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of Socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have Communism." -Nikita Khrushchev

At any rate... my question is: Why doesn't the BBC try to make money through advertising and such like media outlets in the free world?

[puggit]

This is quite old news that appears to have finally been put in writing.

It won't work, it can't work - so don't worry!

[scared but happy]

puggit said:

This is quite old news that appears to have finally been put in writing. It won't work, it can't work - so don't worry!

That is true we had this in the late 80's early 90's when they were trying to class Compaqs etc as TV's and not computers.
In other words challanging the import dutys ruling on what it is. Ie is it a TV with a computer attached or a computer with a TV in it. Dont worry about it. Worry more about the recycling of old equipment "TAX" and expect computers to be lining the streets and hedges any day now, or save time and pack your old ex MOTed car before abandoning that as well!!

edited for speeeling (again).

>> Edited by scared but happy on Monday 30th May 09:49

[cotty]

simpo two said:

But can detector vans detect PCs?

Call me thick if you like but I always thought that detector vans were a myth, I mean has anyone ever seen one, I havent. I know a couple of people who dont have TV's had the licencing people call, if they dont have a TV then the detector van could not have detected a TV.

I always assumed that they have a list of all houses and assume that everyone has a TV, therefore if they dont have a licence send the guys round

[xm5er]

imperialism2024 said:

But At any rate... my question is: Why doesn't the BBC try to make money through advertising and such like media outlets in the free world?

They do, who do you think owns the UK Gold/People/History etc channels.

[scared but happy]

xm5er said:

imperialism2024 said: But At any rate... my question is: Why doesn't the BBC try to make money through advertising and such like media outlets in the free world? They do, who do you think owns the UK Gold/People/History etc channels.

Oh and not forgetting sales of DVD's videos tweenies and other tat.

[egomeister]

It makes me laugh when the BBC is complaining about people downloading TV from the internet when the put an archive of loads of their shows and radio progs on the website, allowing anyone to download them whether they have paid a license fee or not...