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Originally Posted by longsuffering
Sorry, but that is the same silly argument people throw out when they complain about government spending at any level.
"Why should I have to pay School taxes if I don't have children?"
"Why should my health care dollars pay for smokers/fatties/extreme sports injuries."
"Why should my tax dollars be used for avalanche rescue/a stupid pedestrian bridge/roads when I don't use them/etc."
We all share these costs because we are a SOCIETY.
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School is essential, health care is supposed to be a universal right when you talk about government subscribed health care.
Avalanche rescue saves lives, and non sole sourced pedestrian bridges are useful.
A T.V. station is a luxury, and a service that is covered through private enterprise, and in the particular case of CBC a waste of 1.1 billion dollars that isn't even being spent efficiently.