So, I am still thinking about the BBC, and indeed the various objections which are coming out with regards to the arguments for backing the BBC and the license fee.
If people genuinely canât afford the license fee, that is, I feel, perhaps not so much an argument against the license fee itself, but rather more an argument for something of a reform in the way itâs arranged - perhaps youâd be better off doing it in brackets? Say, 20p a day for people with an annual income between X and Y, 40p a day for those with an income of M and N, 60p a day between R and S, and so on and so forth. I mean, Iâm not an expert on tax and the way that is arranged, but I think that is probably an avenue worth exploring.Â
People also often say that they donât use the BBC, at all, which is something that I struggle to believe. With the amount of content being produced, I am surprised to hear that people donât ever avail of it; maybe they donât watch any of the TV programmes produced, but never having listened to the radio stations, or ever used any of the websites? That seems a bit of a stretch. (On a related note: I recently found out that BBC iPlayer produces itâs own original content. Isnât that cool?)
But, okay, sure. Maybe they donât ever use any of the content produced by the BBC. Maybe theyâve never ever read a news story from the BBC website, even. (But, you know, why not? I mean, it is there, and if youâre paying for it, you should at least try and get some use out of it.) And the thing theyâre most bothered about is being forced to pay 40p - a whole forty pence! - each day for something other people use and enjoy. 40p for an independent broadcaster, that caters towards the whole country. Diabolical.
Iâm being a bit facetious there, but in all seriousness, I wonder if people are annoyed about their tax money paying for the maintenance of roads theyâll never drive on? Or paying for the education of children theyâll never meet?
Yes, you are âforcedâ to pay the license fee. But for the little amount of money that it is, and the benefit that it brings to people, it is still worth paying.
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