Canadian government figure out a brand new Alternative to tax its subjects. As of September 2009, all cable and satellite TV customers will have to pay an extra 1.5% of their bill. Guess where they promise for the money to go to? To subsidize local TV stations in markets of less than 1 million people. There are at least 3 things that a wrong with that, besides being a way to grab more money from already cash-strapped taxpayers:
- How do you define a “market”?
- There are only 30 million people live in Canada, how many markets can there possibly be?
- So, if I decide to live in a smaller community, does it mean everyone else should pay for my entertainment?
Of course, there are Existing Alternatives to resist this new invention:
- You can stop watching TV
- Switch back to antenna and watch whatever channels are still available in analogue
- Steal satellite signal from US
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