Comments on: Dead German poet told to pay his television license http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/04/dead-german-poet-told-to-pay-his-television-license/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:46:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mark O'Neill http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/04/dead-german-poet-told-to-pay-his-television-license/#comment-109535 Mark O'Neill Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:32:26 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5925#comment-109535 <p>Many countries around the world, Europe especially, issue licenses for you to watch television and listen to the radio. Basically the public fund the television stations.</p> <p>Wikipedia has a list <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_license" rel="nofollow">here</a> In Britain, it's a very sensitive subject as the fee keeps going up and the BBC's programmes keeps making "more reality shows" (according to my mother). Here in Germany, I've noticed people just tend to pay it and not say anything. There's no complaining, no big deal about it. People just accept it. Many countries around the world, Europe especially, issue licenses for you to watch television and listen to the radio. Basically the public fund the television stations.

Wikipedia has a list here

In Britain, it’s a very sensitive subject as the fee keeps going up and the BBC’s programmes keeps making “more reality shows” (according to my mother). Here in Germany, I’ve noticed people just tend to pay it and not say anything. There’s no complaining, no big deal about it. People just accept it.

]]> By: blackzero85 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/04/dead-german-poet-told-to-pay-his-television-license/#comment-109515 blackzero85 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:56:50 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5925#comment-109515 I sincerely hope that the dead would haunt those bureaucrats' tails forever. I sincerely hope that the dead would haunt those bureaucrats’ tails forever.

]]> By: Chip http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/04/dead-german-poet-told-to-pay-his-television-license/#comment-109453 Chip Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:27:49 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5925#comment-109453 Beethoven and Mozart lived in Austria, so they shouldn't have to worry. Bach, though, was a lifelong German citizen. What, Germany has socialized television? Beethoven and Mozart lived in Austria, so they shouldn’t have to worry. Bach, though, was a lifelong German citizen.

What, Germany has socialized television?

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