"Francis Burton" wrote in message
news:48218802.DBBF7F3A@bio.gla.ac.uk...
> PDR wrote:
>> I don't think petrol tax provides value for money *to me*, and VAT
>> certainly
>> doesn't. But I recognise that both provide value for money to society as
>> a
>> whole, so I pay them (not that I have much choice). This is part of the
>
> In what way(s) does the BBC provide value for money to society as
> a whole? In news providing, certainly - but what proportion of the
> license fee goes on that? What else?
>
> It could be argued that some of the crappier output is actually
> detrimental to society, rotting minds and morals perhaps, but as
> I don't watch TV I'm in no position to comment on this.
TV provides a distraction and occupation to keep the proles passive and
safely embedded on their sofas. Without it they'd be out marauding the
streets, getting up to mischief and damaging society. Its benefit is
therefore incalculable.
PDR
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