Fredrik Eriksson <fe79}--at--{yahoo}--dot--{com> wrote:
> In Sweden we have a system very similar to that in Finland. The idea of  
> moving to a tax-based system has been discussed (and so far rejected) many  
> times. It is an ideological issue; the media is supposed to be independent  
>  from the state.

  The media fee is used to fund *one* broadcast company (YLE), not all of
them. Even if that one company would be run 100% by the government, it's not
like there wouldn't be plenty of independent alternatives.

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                                                          - Warp

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