Proposed "Rabbittes Ear Tax" aka Broadcast Charge or iTax.

dub_nerd said:
But for some people without a TV, there will now be no way to opt out. It's outrageous.
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It is a fairly standard practice throughout mainland Europe. Here in Switzerland there is in theory an opt out if you can show that you have no multi media capable device.
 
Jim2007 said:
It is a fairly standard practice throughout mainland Europe. Here in Switzerland there is in theory an opt out if you can show that you have no multi media capable device.
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There should also be an opt out in Ireland, but so far not talk of one. Switzerland is a much fairer country than Ireland or indeed others.

Lets not kid ourselves though, the opt out would be abused in Ireland (eg. eg-as per claiming car off the road retrospectively) -whereas in Switzerland, people would not dream of claiming anything they were not entitled to.
 
Luternau said:
There should also be an opt out in Ireland, but so far not talk of one. Switzerland is a much fairer country than Ireland or indeed others.
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Yes, but in this day and age there are going to be very few people who can show that they don't have some kind of device in the house capable of going on line or receiving a radio transmission!

Luternau said:
Lets not kid ourselves though, the opt out would be abused in Ireland (eg. eg-as per claiming car off the road retrospectively) -whereas in Switzerland, people would not dream of claiming anything they were not entitled to.
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Just the foreigners, at least that is what the local claim
 
Yes, but in this day and age there are going to be very few people who can show that they don't have some kind of device in the house capable of going on line or receiving a radio transmission!
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Impossible I would say. Unless you dont own all of these radio, tv, car, mobile phone, computer, tablet and maybe other devices with internet capability!
 
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