Please do not write below the line

Re:Please do not write below the line by owisd on Monday October 21, 2024 @03:46PM (#41907784)

This gets raised every charter renewal and they always find the administrative overhead of e.g. collecting Netflix subscriptions, etc. is pro rata higher than the overhead for the licence fee.

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Re:Please do not write below the line by stickfigure on Monday October 21, 2024 @04:36PM (#41908283)

I interpreted the parent as suggesting "just pay for it out of general tax revenue", which makes a lot of sense to me. No additional administration and enforcement required.

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Re:Please do not write below the line by satori99 on Monday October 21, 2024 @05:48PM (#41908874)

This is how Australia's public broadcaster is funded. But it means politicians directly decide its budget, which makes it a political football.

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Re:Please do not write below the line by account42 on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @08:51AM (#41913721)

Politicians also decide on the license fees even where they are oficially not a tax.

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