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Originally Posted by Cherie

The point is we pay taxes for numerous things we will never use

True but like I said generally for collective knock-on benefit, not individual whims. e.g. like I said, paying for education obviously doesn't just benefit people who have children... it wouldn't be much good for anyone if in 20 years we had a country full of illiterate adults. A person who never needs a doctor paying for healthcare still benefits them because a country needs to be overall healthy to function. Someone who has never experienced a housefire paying for the fire brigade, etc etc.

And I even agree that a tax budget for arts & entertainment is important... I strongly believe in the benefits and potential of the entertainment industry.

But the BBC is in dire need of modernising and overhaul, and £13.50 a month for every household in the country is WILDLY disproportionate for what's on offer.