Reply #18: As far as I understand it, the government coupons [View All]

[Zavulon]

cover $40 out of the $60 a converter box costs, leaving $20 to come out of the consumer's pocket. The DTV ads have been running for over a year, but for argument's sake let's just call it 50 weeks. Those who are in such financial dire straits that they can't save 40 cents a week should be doing something other than watching TV anyway, and those who aren't ready out of stupidity, ignorance or neglect should be left behind. Out of over 111 million households, we're going to delay this for 95% of them for four more months because a whopping 5% of them aren't ready after over a year of reminders given with amazingly annoying frequency?

I can raise the money for a converter box sitting on a sidewalk for a few hours with a cardboard sign and a plastic cup. This delay is stupid, it's bullshit, it's beyond logical description. Anyone who isn't ready can and should just suck it up.