From: "Jim Fulton" <jim.fulton@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:43 AM > Sorry for the Offtopic, to correct Gerry, the "Government Subsidies" to the > BBC aren't really. As a result of historical developments, the BBC is funded > by a TV licence, which all owners of TVs in the UK must buy, whether they > watch the BBC or not. Currently it costs about 110 pounds, or $160 US a year > for a licence, and about a third of that for those who own a black and white > TV. <snip> I'm sorry too, Jim, but the UK TV license fee sounds very much like a tax to me, and turning it over to a single corporation sounds a lot like a government subsidy. I also like the BBC. Sometimes I wish we had something similar, but then I think about American politicians!!! American businessmen are bad enough. Gerry http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://members.fortunecity.com/gfoley/egypt/egypt.html