Tinkerlina Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1772569' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:37 AM']So digital tv is now an entitlement.[/quote] Well, since it has been decided "digital or nothing", yes. They have just as much right to Saturday morning cartoons as the rich kids. Not to mention the great stuff on public TV. -Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='notardillacid' post='1772549' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:24 AM']To further increase itself.[/quote] That's my thinking. An excuse to get bigger, and have more people completely dependent and pacified. And it bothers me that the Federal Government effectively gains power over the media in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Perhaps the purchase of digital televisions will cause an economic boom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Tinkerlina' post='1772570' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:38 AM']Well, since it has been decided "digital or nothing", yes. They have just as much right to Saturday morning cartoons as the rich kids. Not to mention the great stuff on public TV. -Katie[/quote] Aha, ok. Tv is a "right." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerlina Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I think the issue is that TVs without converters won't work. -Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1772575' date='Feb 4 2009, 09:42 PM']Aha, ok. Tv is a "right."[/quote] Yes, everyone has the right to watch "Gilligan's Island" reruns and "The Andy Griffith Show" at federal expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerlina Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1772575' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:42 AM']Aha, ok. Tv is a "right."[/quote] In this day and age, I think kids with no access to TV are at a serious educational disadvantage. Yes, there are a number of inane shows on TV (though, like I said, I think all kids need a little mindless diversion now and then), but as they grow up, not having access to news, etc will be a problem. -Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Tinkerlina' post='1772578' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:42 AM']I think the issue is that TVs without converters won't work. -Katie[/quote] People can buy their own converters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Tinkerlina' post='1772580' date='Feb 4 2009, 09:44 PM']In this day and age, I think kids with no access to TV are at a serious educational disadvantage.[/quote] Yeah, the kids without television know how to read. We better nip that in the bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerlina Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1772581' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:46 AM']People can buy their own converters.[/quote] Not if they're 8 and below the poverty line. -Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Tinkerlina' post='1772543' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:20 AM']My sister did some of her student teaching in a very poor are of the city last semester and I know it was an issue that most of them weren't going to have TV after the digital switch. The digital switch will render non digitally enabled TVs unable to pick up a signal and the families of most of these kids couldn't afford to enable their TVs. -Katie[/quote] The government gives you two coupons, so it costs you about $10- 20 to upgrade 2 TVs per household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerlina Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Apotheoun' post='1772582' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:46 AM']Yeah, the kids without television know how to read. We better nip that in the bud.[/quote] Actually, many shows on TV help children learn the alphabet, letters, numbers, etc. (I should know, I watch these shows with the kids I babysit). Didn't you ever watch "Reading Rainbow"-great show. This is especially beneficial to children in high poverty areas as in many cases, the necessity of both parents working, or absentee parents means that they're not getting any extra help outside of the classroom. -Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerlina Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1772585' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:48 AM']The government gives you two coupons, so it costs you about $10- 20 to upgrade 2 TVs per household.[/quote] That is excellent and I didn't know that. To be honest though, many of these kids were poor to the point of not having winter coats. -Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Tinkerlina' post='1772580' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:44 AM']In this day and age, I think kids with no access to TV are at a serious educational disadvantage. Yes, there are a number of inane shows on TV (though, like I said, I think all kids need a little mindless diversion now and then), but as they grow up, not having access to news, etc will be a problem. -Katie[/quote] Last I checked newspapers were still being printed, but of course that would involve reading!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 I figured there was a good reason that,[url="http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2008/08/tax-facts-of-day.html"] for the first time [u]ever[/u], the "wealthiest 1%" began paying into the tax system over 40%. And the top 10% pay 71%, and the top 50% pay 97% of all taxes.[/url] That bears repeating. The top 50% are paying 97% So that people can buy a house that they cannot afford, and watch digital tv in that house. The voters have realized that they can vote themselves other people's money. And the Political Class knows this. And Washington has power over the digital media in the process. It's the perfect plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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