Gerard Foley wrote: > <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. > And talking of taxes, Ryanair are running a newspaper promotion here in Scotland offering Free Flights (just pay the airport charges and taxes). In the small print is the wording along the lines of "minimum purchase 120 pounds" (about $170 US). You gotta laugh. Jim