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/coughYou're asking where the billions of dollars went? Really? Is that even worth answering at this point? You KNOW what happened to that money. Some greedy politicians pocketed it, and since greedy politicians are governed by more greedy politicians, nobody important thinks to ask about the missing truckload of money.
It will count on it... and it will pass the floor vote.
Thank gawd this didn't pass...
There is no break on owning cable or satellite TV why should there be one for this?
Hell I live paycheck to paycheck and I have been OTA HD ready for 2 years.
I am also a Democrat that believes in cutting programs and not raising taxes.
I do know that if you live in a rural area your very dependent on the television for the weather forecasts and it's going to suck if one day your TV (that you paid good money) which through no fault of your own, doesn't work anymore. Why should those people have to shell out there hard earned bucks to fix a mess the goverment made?
If they government is mandating that people's TVs are no longer functional because of lobbying from telecoms and broadcasters, then they should foot the cost of replacing them.
The FCC has done a very poor job of communicating what this all means for people who are not tech savvy.
Hence...vouchers? Am I missing something?
1). Most newer TV's are ready already
2). If you have cable or satellite you're ready
3). If you use OTA signals, the government has offered a voucher so you can go buy a converter for little to no cost.
4). Picture quality is better with ATSC than NTSC.
5). If the govt. is auctioning off frequencies, who cares, it doesn't really affect you. See 1-4.
I meant the companies that are pushing the transition should be paying for the replacements, not the government.
Precisely. I'm busting my ass and getting raped in taxes for some asshole who is too lazy to get off his/her ass to buy a $50 converter box or a non-20-year-old television or cable/sat box. Honestly now.. converter box coupons at the tone of hundreds of millions of dollars are not an essential part of government that needs funding. I know people who live in Detroit project housing that live off my tax money that have HDTVs and cell phones. hah..
Walmart has a box for like 10 bucks that lets old tv's get digital signals. No matter how broke you are you can come up with 10 bucks.
And pocket $30 if you have a government coupon.
I meant the companies that are pushing the transition should be paying for the replacements, not the government.
How do you do that? What are you, like a repulbicrat or a democan or something?I am also a Democrat that believes in cutting programs and not raising taxes.
Yah its not over, they just didn't vote to close off debate right now. It'll be back and unfortunately it'll pass.
Thank gawd this didn't pass...
Personally I think they should never have given out coupons in the first place. It's a waste of taxpayer money. Watching TV is a luxury not an inalienable right.
There is no break on owning cable or satellite TV why should there be one for this?
It pisses me off that a percentage of my money is going to millions of people that think they MUST have TV.
Hell I live paycheck to paycheck and I have been OTA HD ready for 2 years.
I am also a Democrat that believes in cutting programs and not raising taxes.
I wish they would of had the digital switch before the Super Bowl, that would of been funny.