[BC] Scofflaws hit with higher fines
Cowboy
curt at spam-o-matic.net
Sun Feb 5 10:10:10 CST 2012
On Sunday 05 February 2012 12:25:26 am Broadcast List USER wrote:
> It might make sense if the money stayed at the FCC, but it doesn't.
>
> Any fines collected by the FCC go into the Treasury, the general fund,
> so they don't benefit in any way, at least, not directly.
I've long thought that any fees, fines, etc. levied by the FCC should
stay with the FCC, but I can see an argument against it.
Unfortunately, the FCC has had its budget gutted along with
about everything else except welfare as a result of the general
fund, and congresscritter pet projects.
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Cowboy
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