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Is It Right That the U.S. Government Spends More on the Digital TV Switch Than Literacy Education?

To be honest, I can't say that I am surprised to hear that the government has allocated $1.5 billion to inform 17 million citizens about the digital TV transition. After all, those uninformed few would undoubtedly take up arms if they missed out on sports broadcasts and NBC's Thursday lineup. However, I was a little surprised to hear that the total proposed budged for literacy education in 2009 stands at a paltry $574.6 million. Once again it seems that our government does not have its priorities in order. That having been said, does this represent a proper allocation of taxpayer money in your opinion? How does broadband access fit into the mix? More »

9:00 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,214 views, 82 comments

Latest by x23: @Nyle: i'm not rich. but you don't get rich by spending money when you don't have to. of course i will more »

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Uncle Sam Starts Subsidizing Antique TVs Jan. 1

Uncle Sam is handing out up to $80 a household to go toward the signal conversion boxes your grandparents need to keep watching Heroes on their clunky analog TV after the move to all-digital broadcasting in Feb. 2009. Each coupon is worth $40, while the converters run about $50 a pop. If they have more than one TV (who doesn't) they can ask for two vouchers starting Jan. 1, as long as the initial $1 billion set aside doesn't go dry. More »

11:15 AM on Tue Mar 13 2007
By Matt Buchanan
5,321 views, 27 comments

Latest by EQC: (I think the only reason the "I like OTA TV" got brought up was because some folks seemed to imply more »