Senator wants $3B in digital TV aid
Subsidy plan would ensure older TV sets still work after broadcasters switch to digital signals.
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens said Wednesday he plans to propose a $3 billion subsidy program to ensure older television sets still work when the transition to better quality, digital broadcasts is completed."
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/21/technology/digital_tv.reutWhy do we have to pay out of federal monies for people to watch soap operas in digital format? If they want it tso badly, let
them pay for it!
And I thought these guys were professed "fiscal conservatives", yet they have created the biggest deficit in history. More spending, more corruption. When will this end?
