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> It's not popular

relatively speaking, no

>irrelevant and annoying in the internet age

disagree strongly

I meant the business model, not the content. German collection of the tax is incredibly unpopular, especially for those of us who don't even have a television.

true, would be more sensible to make it a "real" federal tax instead of collection via a obnoxious semi-private entity.

while i have not owned a tv for the last two decades i still sometimes consume their content via internet or car-radio and would probably miss it if it wasnt available.

In Australia, the ABC is just funded out of general taxation, with no specific tax for it. That works a lot better.

Triple-J (their "youth" music radio station) is an Australian cultural mainstay (or was; its relevance is fading), and I don't think anyone actually minds that some of their tax goes to support it. Except the usual right-wing conspiracy dicks who are mad that the ABC doesn't publish their shite.

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