tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post1985472925102639115..comments2024-03-09T06:25:45.105-06:00Comments on uninflected images juxtaposed: LPIF CRTC BDU ROTFLwcdixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956160.post-18994994979937657162009-10-27T21:18:37.950-06:002009-10-27T21:18:37.950-06:00Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
I mean, why wou...Makes you wonder, doesn't it?<br /><br />I mean, why would the cable / satellite companies be "disappointed" or "opposed" to the LPIF? They're not paying any of it. Not one cent. In fact, they're benefitting (at their subscribers' expense, of course), because they're increasing their revenues by 1.5%, but they can claim the 1.5% fee they pay to the CRTC as an operating expense, which decreases their taxable income.<br /><br />That's right, folks. Their net income goes up, because their taxes go down. And we, the tiny and unimportant little consumers, get to pay the entire bill.<br /><br />And let's think, for a moment, about what we're paying for: By virtue of the fact that we pay for cable or satellite, we're supposed to ensure people who only have free over-the-air signals will always enjoy plenty of choice and quality... kinda like how, whenever somebody takes a cab, the taxi company has to give 1.5% of the fare to a consortium of bicycle manufacturers... oh, wait, that would just be ridiculous. Right? Right?!?<br /><br />So the CRTC has decided to help broadcasters, which is fine as a concept, but in the process, they're rewarding the very system that threatens broadcasters in the first place (satellite/cable companies), AND they're holding the heads of us (sat/cab consumers) under water while we pay for something we're not consuming. While we're at it, why don't we pay for the Americans' health care?<br /><br />Guess I'm showing my age here a little bit, but in the Canada I grew up in, we had a social safety net (which is now all but gone), but not a media company safety net (which is ridiculous).<br /><br />Oh, Canada.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194530144591737428noreply@blogger.com