TV Nazis?

So often we would love to see what Liberalism comes up with in order to raises Taxes for some lame programs. Well a few days ago a friend working for a few months in England received the following letter from a Department in the Briitish Government known as "Television Licensing". In bold lettering it reads:

TV Licensing Enforcement are visiting Park Lodge Avenue


Dear Owner/Occupier,
You have not responded to our recent warning that your address is scheduled to receive an enforcement visit. So, as your address remains unlicensed, it is now included on the list of unlicensed Properties visited this month by the West Drayton Enforcement Team.

Using a TV receiving equipment is to watch or record television programmes without a valid icence is against the law. If my officers suspect that an offence has taken place at your address, you may be cautioned and interviewed in compiance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act of 1984 or Scottish criminal law. This interview may then be used for purposes of prosecution. You could avoid this visit , interview and consequent legal action (including a court appearance and a fine of up to a £1,000) if you buy a TV licence now.

It then gave a warning to him: Do not ignore this Letter!!!

The cost for a license is £139.50 a year. That is $278.88 in US dollars. So you can purchase a Analog TV set in the US and England as well for that amount of money. however how many brits who don't watch TV is questionable? I suspect that a future tax is likely as revenues on computers and i-pods
This isn't usual thing for the British to do, it is on the line of the stamp act which required newspapers to place stamps on them that would later help bring about the American revolt. So in modern days the british seems to fall back on placing taxes on all sorts of things including freedom of Speech!

But what makes this sad is that they will come in knock your door down to see if your watching TV progams on a illegal TV set. My freind calls them the TV Nazis and says the following:

“They (TV Nazis) just can’t conceive of somebody not having a TV. This kind of nonsense is actually the primary reason we don’t have a TV: pay the cable fee AND a government tax. Despite what they say, this is the first time we’ve heard from them. Perhaps they sent the landlord a warning some time ago.... This is too funny... they are deadly serious....”


However, in many quaters of the United States we see this coming about from a Television sales tax. In Tenmesse as well as New York state. So when my friend says TV Nazis he is not far off. You better believe him! But it could be a limitation on freedom of speech if they would try it here. But i wouldn't put it pass the liberals to try this?As HDTV sets start to turn on next year a great possibility!

My friend would later say that “Socialism on the March... coming to a city near you....”

Yep be here pretty soon if the Democrats have their way!! TV Nazis is too funny! Reminds one of the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld!