Little short on cash to buy that new TV set, no problemo. Want digital TV on that old analog unit, no sweat Uncle Sugar is here to help you out. Check this out: TV Converter Box Cupon Program> , fill in the blanks, check is in the mail. Of course you can avoid the wait for the bucks by just dropping by ANY FRIGGIN TAXPAYERS home and tell them to give you their money. Start here by clicking on this: Department of Commerce USA> Read this: "the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that the initial funding level is insufficient to fulfill coupon requests for eligible U.S. households (Contingent Funds).5 NTIA is, therefore, authorized to expend up to a total of $1.5 billion for the program, including up to $160 million for administration. Assuming the entire administrative amount is taken into account, $1.34 billion would be available for distributing up to 33.5 million coupons. Extract from: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration 47 CFR Part 301 [Docket Number: 0612242667—7051—01] RIN 0660–AA16 Rules to Implement and Administer a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule." As published in: "Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 50 / Thursday, March 15, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 12097"
This is where the gov't has got completely out of control. The mere fact that this stuff is being discussed at the federal level I find alarming. So there is NOTHING else that is important on the national or world stage other than the gov discussing whether or not they need to give folks that don't have a TV capable of digital a signal so they can watch Jerry, JERRY, JERRY Springer. For those of you who wonder exactly how does the gov't justify this, this use of tax payers money. It is covered in the clause in the Constitution that states "and provide for the general welfare" of the citizens. And you wonder why we are going broke in America.
