1. Not making the public aware of all the problems , Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 7:45:00 PM
The coupons are really a tax rebate. Where else could our government aquire money. So when we go to use them, we are charged a sales tax on that amount. This is a tax on a tax. Makes no sence. Many stores ran out and the coupons expired. Most people didn't realize there was an experation date on the coupons. WHY should those coupons expire? Those are a form of our tax money so how can our own money expire?
No stores in my area sell those boxes for less than $50. Some for a lot more. With all the problems with the economy, why is the government forcing us all to waste money on this digital convert stuff now. Put it off untill the economy is better and people can afford this nonsence.
Many old rabbit ear TV sets do not have a place in the back for those converter connectors. Many TV sets in vehicals are not accessable with those converter boxes and they are all 120V. Cars are 12 Volts. I recently gave my son a small portable TV with only built in rabbit ears. Now what? Most small portable TV's only have built in attenas. Now what? Why not tell people about the problems with connecting a converter box to a VCR/DVD recorder. Can not watch one station and record another anymore unless you use two converter boxes and real lot of cables.

justcarl

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