Theologian in Training Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 $650 million of your money, and we wonder why we are in such debt? [url="http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/how-the-governm.html"]http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/how-the-governm.html[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 What do yo you mean the government dtv program is a Statist ploy for money and power and influence over the dumb-masses? (Be careful how you pronounce that last word.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theologian in Training Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Still, that is a lot of money to be wasting of the taxpayers dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 from the comments on the article: [quote]"After three years of preparation, ... diligent consumers who were trying to get the coupons six weeks before the February 17th transition " Excuse me, but the preparations were underway for 3 years, TV stations were running advertisements and special announcements for a year, and these people waited until six weeks before to ask for their coupons? Doesn't sound like the government did a poor job of preparing here. Posted by: wiredog | Feb 20, 2009 11:47:57 AM $40 vouchers is plenty.. Sure converter boxes cost more, but TV is a luxury not a constitutional right. Posted by: evil_pete | Feb 20, 2009 11:52:33 AM[/quote] Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theologian in Training Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 I think this pretty much sums it up. It is the bailout explained, probably the most sense I have ever heard with this regard [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q52peCKBLLQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q52peCKBLLQ[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie_M Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 And why can't we just let the people who didn't get their coupons just suffer with out TV? That's dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 [quote name='Christie_M' post='1787351' date='Feb 21 2009, 01:36 PM']And why can't we just let the people who didn't get their coupons just suffer with out TV? That's dumb [/quote] Agree. Watching TV is not an inalienable right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 The government didn't realize that people who already had cable were going to buy them as well, in case the cable ever went out, so they didn't appropriate enough money to start the program. However, people in rural areas, or many small towns will be out of luck, many are way too far out to get any signal. If your signal is under 60 you lose the station. In addition, everytime the wind blows the signal breaks up, even if you are in excellent range. The best tuner out there is the DR-40 DTV box which is $40 online, you simply give them the coupon number and you pay the $8 shipping charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 We have no cable, no satellite, no rabbit ears, and no hd antenna. We get 0 tv channels and we feel like we are not missing a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie_M Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 [quote name='Brother Adam' post='1787417' date='Feb 21 2009, 01:47 PM']We have no cable, no satellite, no rabbit ears, and no hd antenna. We get 0 tv channels and we feel like we are not missing a thing.[/quote] Yup. For the longest time we didn't have cable. I just watched all my shows on the interent or DVDs. Way better then cable i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theologian in Training Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 [quote name='Christie_M' post='1787420' date='Feb 21 2009, 04:52 PM']Yup. For the longest time we didn't have cable. I just watched all my shows on the interent or DVDs. Way better then cable i think.[/quote] Well, with services like Hulu, Joost, veoh, netflix streaming, and most TV stations putting their most popular shows on their site, it is a lot easier to do that. And, for those who more rebellious types, there are torrents galore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie_M Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Ah the resources out there. TV is becoming obsolete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 $650 million? Oh, please. That's like not even a billion. i think we need to speak in terms of tens of billions of dollars when discussing government waste these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theologian in Training Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 [quote name='Sacred Music Man' post='1787450' date='Feb 21 2009, 05:55 PM']Ah the resources out there. TV is becoming obsolete [/quote] [url="http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/six-ways-to-catch-your-favorite-tv-shows-308538.php"]http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack...hows-308538.php[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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