2006-09-16 00:42:03 · 6 answers · asked by bibi 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
It's to fund the BBC. Before commercial television, the BBC was the only game in town. If you had a TV, you had to watch the BBC, and those programs had to be paid for somehow. It's a form of indirect taxation.
2006-09-16 00:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
another way to get your money......... kinda like when i moved to Texas they said there would be a 100.00 charge before i could get my new license plate for my car..... they called it a new resident fee..... just another way to get that money... but yea i heard you guys did and that's crazy cuz the air waves are free.... but I'm sure there are crazier things out there to pay for.... start a movement to get rid of it... good luck.. :)
2006-09-16 07:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by panda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your government decided this long before either you or I was born. Ask them.
2006-09-16 07:49:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know. it sucks though, doesnt it. I hope that the guy/girl that replaces tony blair next year is easy on our pockets.
2006-09-16 07:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by yellow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow that sucks glad i live in USA
2006-09-16 11:30:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you guys are stupid enough to pay for it
2006-09-16 07:44:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋