TV Tax?

mike8917 · Nov-04-2009, 12:22 PM

So how do you feel about the whole TV Tax thing? Are you on the broadcaster's sides or the cable companies sides. Discuss?

I'll post my feelings later don't have the time now lol

Astro · Nov-04-2009, 05:44 PM

TV Tax? Is this the thing that CTV has been fighting for?

Punjabi Kudi · Nov-04-2009, 11:19 PM

I believe it's the thing CTV is fighting form and Bell and Rogers have been having all these ads against the TV tax thing.

toyzzz · Nov-05-2009, 12:16 AM

NO MORE BAIL OUTS
NO MORE TAX'S

If your company made bad choices, you company should suffer for it. Governments, stop interfering.

Yeah, i keep seeing add from shaw talking about it.

Richard · Nov-05-2009, 04:36 PM

i have no idea what it is and how it would affect me

Bobby B · Nov-07-2009, 12:12 AM

So I'm from the US, but curious to learn about this. Can someone explain the TV tax like what do tehy want to tax about the TV and all?

mike8917 · Nov-07-2009, 01:36 PM

the tv networks want the cable companies to pay more for their channels to pay for local programming. The cable companies argue that they don't have a choice to air the tv networks channels because they have to by law. It will raise cable rates roughly 10 dollars a month instantly!

Edit go to this site for more details. http://www.stopthetvtax.ca/

Knockaround · Nov-07-2009, 02:47 PM

i thought it was like this... we pay taxes for local tv already (so it should cost nothing else) and pay cable companies to broadcast them to us if we subscribe to them but the cable companies dont pay the local tv stations anything. now that local tv is in trouble they want the cable companies to pay them but they will have to charge us more because they dont want to lose money. we should be mad at cable companies not local tv.

mike8917 · Nov-08-2009, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knockaround

i thought it was like this... we pay taxes for local tv already (so it should cost nothing else) and pay cable companies to broadcast them to us if we subscribe to them but the cable companies dont pay the local tv stations anything. now that local tv is in trouble they want the cable companies to pay them but they will have to charge us more because they dont want to lose money. we should be mad at cable companies not local tv.

why should we pay for something thats free over the air right now? and why should cable companies have to pay or something that they are required by law to carry? The broadcasters should be lucky they get all those extra viewers thanks to cable. the broadcasters are the bad guys here

ourmodernred · Nov-08-2009, 06:01 PM

Whatever Rogers is for, I'm against. I hate Rogers and Bell with a passion - they are two of the worst companies in Canada, and I trust that everything they say is sinister.

Richard · Nov-08-2009, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ourmodernred

Whatever Rogers is for, I'm against. I hate Rogers and Bell with a passion - they are two of the worst companies in Canada, and I trust that everything they say is sinister.

rogers are a bunch of cockbags. bell less so, I havn't had any real problems with them.

mike8917 · Nov-09-2009, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ourmodernred

Whatever Rogers is for, I'm against. I hate Rogers and Bell with a passion - they are two of the worst companies in Canada, and I trust that everything they say is sinister.

well for once they are actually trying to stick up for the consumer which is weird lol i'm personally with shaw and i <3 shaw

ourmodernred · Nov-09-2009, 10:44 AM

Rogers doesn't stick up for consumers. They give them terrible service (Canada's internet connections are actually the worst in the developed world) and charge excessive amounts.

Richard · Nov-09-2009, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ourmodernred

Rogers doesn't stick up for consumers. They give them terrible service (Canada's internet connections are actually the worst in the developed world) and charge excessive amounts.

their internet is horrible, for the price of a 6mb connection and 60gigs bandwidth a month (what a joke) its like $50, with alliant i can get 10mb and unlimited bw for like $55

mike8917 · Nov-09-2009, 09:09 PM

i pay 30$ a month with shaw fir my internet and its amazing

have my bill is for tv though 60$ a month

my bill is 120 dollars a month for cable, internet and phone its not to bad just tv is the killer

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mike8917 (Michael) Member Join Date: July 16th, 2007 Location: Calgary Age: 20 Male	Re: TV Tax? the tv networks want the cable companies to pay more for their channels to pay for local programming. The cable companies argue that they don't have a choice to air the tv networks channels because they have to by law. It will raise cable rates roughly 10 dollars a month instantly! Edit go to this site for more details. http://www.stopthetvtax.ca/ __________________ 20/male/Canada/Gay I am worth $1,494,040 on humanforsale.com My IQ is 125 I'm smarter then 84.83% of people on am-i-dumb.com If you can take a cock you can do some work - Quote from a co-worker.

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Knockaround (Ryan) Member Join Date: August 11th, 2009 Location: Canada Age: 14 Male	Re: TV Tax? i thought it was like this... we pay taxes for local tv already (so it should cost nothing else) and pay cable companies to broadcast them to us if we subscribe to them but the cable companies dont pay the local tv stations anything. now that local tv is in trouble they want the cable companies to pay them but they will have to charge us more because they dont want to lose money. we should be mad at cable companies not local tv. Last edited by Knockaround; Nov-07-2009 at 02:50 PM.

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ourmodernred (Max) Member Join Date: April 15th, 2002 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Male My Diary: ( 1 )	Re: TV Tax? Whatever Rogers is for, I'm against. I hate Rogers and Bell with a passion - they are two of the worst companies in Canada, and I trust that everything they say is sinister. __________________ "A legal market is the best guarantee that drug-taking will be no more dangerous than drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco. And, just as countries rightly tolerate those two vices, so they should tolerate those who sell and take drugs." - The Economist

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ourmodernred (Max) Member Join Date: April 15th, 2002 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Male My Diary: ( 1 )	Re: TV Tax? Rogers doesn't stick up for consumers. They give them terrible service (Canada's internet connections are actually the worst in the developed world) and charge excessive amounts. __________________ "A legal market is the best guarantee that drug-taking will be no more dangerous than drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco. And, just as countries rightly tolerate those two vices, so they should tolerate those who sell and take drugs." - The Economist

Nov-09-2009, 09:09 PM	#15
mike8917 (Michael) Member Join Date: July 16th, 2007 Location: Calgary Age: 20 Male	Re: TV Tax? i pay 30$ a month with shaw fir my internet and its amazing have my bill is for tv though 60$ a month my bill is 120 dollars a month for cable, internet and phone its not to bad just tv is the killer __________________ 20/male/Canada/Gay I am worth $1,494,040 on humanforsale.com My IQ is 125 I'm smarter then 84.83% of people on am-i-dumb.com If you can take a cock you can do some work - Quote from a co-worker. Last edited by mike8917; Nov-11-2009 at 05:37 PM.

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