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Old 15-06-2017, 01:11 PM #27
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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier View Post
I say scrap the fee and make the BBC an optional subscription service. There's literally no decent reasoning that everyone should have to pay the fee because "some people think it's a great service". Just none. I mean I know there's an argument that it pays for all broadcasting equipment upkeep but... Shrug? I wouldn't care if they have no free to air TV at all to be honest. The modern world doesn't particularly need it. You could even have a mandatory maximum price on "basic" packages that's the same as the license fee, for those who don't want to pay more.
This is a pretty good idea, it's the best of both worlds.
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