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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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Quote:
Originally posted by SinisterMotives
Oh please. This is exactly what I'm talking about. Nobody's life depends on watching any of it in the first place. It's a luxury. If people want a luxury item bad enough, they should pay the asking price.
When did life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness turn into the dubious freedom to choose between Pepsi and Coca-Cola anyway? 
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If you follow the history of the FCC and the deregulation of the cable industry, you'll find that it's not about luxury. For premium items like HBO/Showtime yes, agreed, those are luxury items. Bundling items together example our MTV sister channels are all sold together. We bundle them together so that we as a business can get the most advertising leverage possible, even if you don't watch BET, we still will want you to have it because that's another number on the statistic.
But to be able to get broadcast channels, it's not a luxury item. It's a finite resource that belongs to the people. I live in NYC and there is no chance of getting signals over the air into my apartment.
While you may think that TV is a luxury item, at this point in time in my life, it's my bread and butter.
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