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BBC allowed to charge licence

Judge said:
Autism is on a spectrum of traits and behaviors. Making some of us possibly exempt, while others don't quite fit into all the categories noted as exemptions.
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It isn't even a well-defined spectrum. ASD1 says I need minmal supports. I need zero supports. If anyone needs a support it's the ND who is competing with me for a job I want. I regard the DSM as more of a billing manual than anything else.
 
velociraptor said:
It isn't even a well-defined spectrum. ASD1 says I need minmal supports. I need zero supports. If anyone needs a support it's the ND who is competing with me for a job I want. I regard the DSM as more of a billing manual than anything else.
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Indeed. When you really delve into the DSM-V, it appears as a way to legitimize a murky description of what they aren't quite willing to admit to what they don't know.
 
The levels of ASD seem to be created for the purpose of disability claims more than any sort of true/pure knowledge, from the looks of it. I guess that they give the level 1 descriptor to the highest functioning autistic folk, regardless of whether the description exactly fits, or not.
 
The organisation '38 Degrees' have said 'what if your favourite BBC shows were constantly interrupted by ads? Or locked behind a Netflix-style paywall on top of your license fee? It might sound unlikely. But without people speaking up, these things could happen'
 
Aspergers_Aspie said:
The organisation '38 Degrees' have said 'what if your favourite BBC shows were constantly interrupted by ads? Or locked behind a Netflix-style paywall on top of your license fee? It might sound unlikely. But without people speaking up, these things could happen'
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Already happens in Ireland with RTE, ads every 15 mins. Been this way for as long as I remember.
 
I have always loved the BBC (despite not being a British citizen), but found the television license thing a bit odd. Here in Canada, a small part of our federal taxes goes to the CBC (our equivalent of the BBC), which just seems the easier way.
 
"Yes, the proceeds from the BBC licensing fees are paid into the government's Consolidated Fund and then allocated back to the BBC for its operations. This process is part of the funding model established by the BBC's royal charter."

So it's not so much a demand of the BBC, but rather just another revenue gathering device, but share to some extent with the BBC.

Reminds me of my lease statement charges every month. Which seem to get longer each year. :rolleyes:
 
Toirtis said:
I have always loved the BBC (despite not being a British citizen), but found the television license thing a bit odd. Here in Canada, a small part of our federal taxes goes to the CBC (our equivalent of the BBC), which just seems the easier way.
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Australia's the same as Canada with our ABC, I think ours is a little better funded and supported than yours though going by news content.

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The UK isn't the only country that charges a fee or has a television license system though. Just the other day I read a story about a country who's name I can't recall had a vote on whether or not to scrap their television license fees and 60% of them voted to retain the license system.
 
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No idea, never read the story, just noticed a couple of words here and there as I skimmed past. I read a lot of news and sometimes bits and pieces that I didn't take any notice of show up in my memory. I'm one of those weirdos that learns by osmosis. :)
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Just looks like there is a lot of public backlash to such policies, whatever nation it involves.

Can't say I blame them, either.
 
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