Ok, so as I'm sure I don't have to state, is everyone knows about the stupid dtv switch. This whole thing has been a joke and a half I think. They REQUIRED a luxury. What the hell is this? The only good to come of this, is "better quality TV" supposedly. Yet, the bad, very much out-weights this by a long shot. 1) The better quality happens, IF you get the channels. I had to help set it up for my grandparents. They LOST channels. They lost 3 channels, that they normally would get. 2 that were iffy at times, and 1 they always got, and was the one they preferred. Yet, somehow, one they never used to get, they now get. How the hell does it work some got a LOT weaker, and some got stronger. What good does this do us?
Reason 2) What does the average person get from this? Nothing. They had to SPEND! money for what? A required luxury. Required might seem strong at first, but think of it this way. Those who are low income, and at this time with the economy, is MANY more people. Those most affected by the new laws and bills getting passed, will now be completely out of the loop. For them to stay in the loop, they have to take money that they need to support their families, and EAT, just to MAYBE (reception in their area considered, since some stations seem to completely disappear.) and buy a stupid box, that lets face it, is money that the big companies are going to make, but we average people, will NEVER see a cent of.
So basically, follow the money. These companies have made a KILLING!!! off of selling these, but has anyone heard of any new jobs being made for this? And if so, how long will they last? So basically law makers, who probably were buddy-buddy with these companies, if not bribed to some extent, to pass this law, to make them money, and, shockingly enough, screwing over the little guys again....
So I'm going to end this the way it started.
Why are we being forced to pay more, for what "better" tv, which should be simply a luxury for those who wish to spend it, but not those are scrapping by, and although TV, is a luxury, many have and it's their only for of getting info from the outside world, which in America, information about the world has never been seen as a luxury, but seen as something that is required to be an educated voter, which in the end, and very loosely, a core value of America.... How American is America becoming?