Re: TV Converter Coupons - Secondary Market?

Bert Hyman (bert@xxxxxxxxxxx) writes:
In news:fsoav9$hg8$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx et472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael
Black) wrote:

The whole point of those rebates is to lessen the burden of the
changeover.

Oh? I thought it was to channel tax money into the hands of converter
makers and sellers and to grease the skids for the forced conversion to
digital TV.

But then, you're a Canadian.

And I don't hear about any converter rebates here in Canada. Yet of
the seven English stations I can receive here, there'd be two more
if they weren't adjacent to local stations and unreceivable, four
of them will disappear early next year with the move to digital.

Hence if I want to receive those 4 missing stations, I am "forced"
to convert even before the changeover happens here in Canada. Am
I complaining?

I'm tired of addressing the conspiracy nuts like you who think the
changeover serves no purpose.

Just last week I did explain it here, and I explained at least twice
in rec.arts.tv over the past few weeks.

But conspiracy nuts don't deal with facts.

Michael

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