Originally Posted By: andy
Exactly what benefit do you expect there would have been by funding it from general taxation ?


I'd expect a more balanced and equitable distribution of the cost carrying, while at the same time likely being able to earn a greater amount of funding. Protections could be put in place to limit or negate the effects of the government-du-jour's ability to tamper with the funding, in the same way protections are in place now to prevent siphoning off those license fees to other interests.
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Bruno
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