[at-l] Re: PBS was THE ATC & Membership therein - a bit longish

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In a message dated 6/4/2005 10:34:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
jbullar1@twcny.rr.com writes:

Have you  ever considered that nearly everything you buy has a 
"tax" on it that  supports commercial TV and/or radio? All those products 
that get  advertised have higher prices (a "private, non-governmental tax") 
that  pays for the cost of the ads to convince people to buy the product? 
Have  you ever considered that you pay that non-governmental tax whenever 
you  buy the product even if you never watch/listen to the stations/programs  
they support? Have you ever thought about the tax break the companies get  
for the "business expense" of buying advertising, an expense they paid  with 
dollars they took from *your* pocket without asking you? Something to  think 
about when you wonder "why does this cost so much?".

At least  when PBS asks for your money they are up front about  it.




The public will pay and pay and pay and that is the way it is meant to  be.  
The "sponsorship" of major corporations for Public Broadcasting also  comes 
from the public trough.  It is the way that our capitalist society  does things 
and the advertising that costs the public extra (drives up the price  of the 
product) is OK with me for without advertising, products could very well  be 
higher in price as less would be sold or just not on the market at all.  
 
The upfront nature of the plea for money by Public Broadcasting is not a  
quality but an admission that they cannot operate efficiently within their  
budget. 
 
Skylander