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- So, of course, what will happen is vendors will all charge upper-range prices for their qualifying converter boxes, knowing that they have a captive market of buyers under a 90-day gun for at least a three (and probably six) month window. The name of the game is "Money!" and consumers who can least afford new sets, along with the American taxpayers, are the source.
- Posted by: Saugus Posted on: 03/12/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
So we're spending almost a billion dollars to subsidize TV?
Steve Summers | 03/12/07
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Insane
voska | 03/12/07
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Political nightmare
tic swayback | 03/12/07
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Right on the mark!
George Mitchell | 03/12/07
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Some worries though...
tic swayback | 03/12/07
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That all sounds quite normal to me ..
George Mitchell | 03/12/07
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That's three months AFTER the election!
tomford@... | 03/12/07
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Probably a response to lobbiest
voska | 03/12/07
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Another Government Boondoggle
Saugus | 03/12/07
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2009 is looking like a good year
Jack-Booted EULA | 03/12/07
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The price of converters just went up $80
du2vye | 03/12/07
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Cable users not impacted?
JohnQPublic | 03/13/07
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Only affects Over-The-Air signal, not cable
NotQuite | 03/13/07
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I don't think that was the point
bus7821 | 03/13/07
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Let them use Tivo!
hines1957@... | 03/14/07
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Wish we could!
woscar | 03/20/07
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