This. 10000 times this!!!
Great Idea, but in reality massive virtual signalling!
The fact that so many series are going to end up on different platfroms. For example DC titan originally on Netflix is now going to DCs own platform which is just gonna be a pain to pay for
EDIT: the particular service is only available in the states 
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You’ll find that almost no private hospital will see you if you’re unwell. They much prefer minimal risk, your insurance will have you visiting an NHS hospital.
A majority of people might possibly prefer not to go to work. That doesn’t mean that their own (or the country’s) problems are going to be solved by doing that.
As for “fit for purpose”, you’re right that’s subjective. In many ways the NHS is fit for purpose (IMO) and in some way’s it’s not. I’ve had excellent care from the NHS over the years and I’m grateful for it daily.
I was of course replying to a comment specifically regarding the NHS but making a more general point and not only referring to the NHS when I mentioned public services (plural). Of course the “fit for purpose” argument applies to every public service, but many are being cut to the bone.
There are many factors in play (social, political, etc.), and I’ll leave it there.
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Well, who’d a thunk it? R-
It’s not a private company, it doesn’t make profits, and it is set up by an act of Parliament as a public service corporation. That said, I agree that the license may well be outdated and it could (not necessarily should) be funded directly by the government.
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Isn’t TV licensing run by Capita?
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Tax
Road tax because I would rather pay in proportion to how much I use the roads rather than a fixed fee based on vehicle type and emissions.
“Fees”, oh and shipping (and import) charges 
I’ve been spoiled by Amazon prime for years now, although it does have a cost it pays for itself once you use it enough 
But it’s no fun going to every other site and paying £3, 4, 5, 10+ for shipping 
(especially if the item itself is relatively cheap)
And “fees” that’re just there for the sake of being there, ‘admin fees’ for renting, ‘deposit protection fees’, ‘ATM fees’ (especially inside clubs which only accept cash 
)
/mini-rant-over 
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The poll tax which is what people went on marches for but when it was renamed to the council tax hardly nobody batted an eyelid.
Another thing is the councils are double dipping as if I’m not mistaken don’t the government give them an amount to spend by the end of the tax year? If that true then where does that amount come from? From tax of course so why are we on top of paying tax then pay council tax?
Ohhh, that reminds me. To be fair, it hadn’t come straight to mind because I’ve not been to any live music gigs for a couple of years now, but:
Booking fees. Always, always hate paying those. Because, what the frig am I actually paying for? You can’t even avoid the fee by printing your own ticket. It’s such a massive rip-off. Just bake the bloody thing into the original price if you must, don’t tell me something is £20 but then ask me for another non-optional £5 on top in order to complete the transaction. Bah.
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No such thing as road tax. Roads are funded out of general taxation. You’re paying based on vehcile type and emissions because it’s essentially a pollution tax, I guess. If you really don’t want to pay it, there is an answer. Get an electric car.
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They do, but not enough. As well as that councils are limited in the amount they can raise council tax by (by the same government that gives them insufficient money).
Council stipends from central government have been massively reduced year-on-year for several years now (thanks austerity!). Raising council tax accounts for some small amount of the shortfall, but it’s actually a very small amount. The majority of the shortfall instead has to be accounted for by ‘efficiences’. That is, cuts to services. Massive, massive cuts. So that’ll be why you’ve no local library, your local police station has been sold off for housing development, the only doctor you can find at your local A+E is an overworked, sleep-deprived third year student, and your daughter’s school isn’t able to run a full curriculem.
tl;dr, Councils absolutely are not double-dipping, as council tax rises aren’t anywhere near covering the shortfall in central goverment funding.
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Add to that ‘resort fees’ on top of paying for a hotel.
Council tax, license fee, road tax, MOTs, VAT, student loans company, rent, tolls, car parks
I hear you and take your point about there being no double dipping now. What about when there was no austerity? Still not double dipping? 
If they would of saved when times where good we would still have the essential services that they are now cutting. In saying that it’s a bit of a if my auntie had a pair she would be my uncle. It just shows that the good times don’t last but it is what it is.
I remember there was a few councils that had their fingers bunt when they invented in that (I think) Icelandic bank that crashed leaving everyone high and dry.
I haven’t had a license in about 3 years now and don’t miss it at all. There’s hardly anything on TV these days worth watching. Give up watching live TV, stop paying the fee. Between Netflix, Amazon prime and YouTube there’s plenty of good series and films to be had.
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His point still stands though, if I do 1k miles a year I pay the same tax as someone doing 30k miles a year (in the same car) Should be abolished and add a penny(or what ever is needed) on to fuel. That way it is actually a pollution tax. Added benefit it reduces the adminstration and enforcement costs.
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