Re:Funding the BBC (Score 1)

As far as I know, the 100UKP a year that we pay goes to the government as a license for our owning a TV, and the government seperately funds the BBC. Although this effectively means the license fee funds the BBC, it also means that we are not "subscribing" to the BBC, we a buying a licence to own a TV, and through that funding a public service provided by the government, which I think is fair enough.

If you have private healthcare then you may never make use of (or intend to use) the NHS, but you don't get a tax rebate for this, its the same with the BBC.