I am soooooo sick of this information campaign. This may make me unpopular but I don't think the gov't should be subsidizing this turnover. If someone hasn't bought a new tv in the last 10-15 years that is digital ready or have a cable converter, its not the taxpayers responsibility to fund a tv for them.
On the other hand, I resent the government making a decision that will cost me money. About a year and a half ago, my wife bought a flat screen TV. Now, through no fault of our own, we'll have to buy additional equipment to run the TV.
Why the conversion to digital? Sure, it's an upgrade, but the real driving force is money. The gov't can make a lot of money auctioning off the parts of the electro-magnetic spectrum formerly used by TV, and the corporations purchasing those portions of the spectrum will make more money still. A decision has been made that will be of monetary benefit to government and business but will cost the average American. The government isn't subsidizing this cutover,
you and I are. Unless they pay 100% of the cost of conversion, it is we who are subsidizing them, not the other way around.
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