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zonkers

(5,865 posts) Sun May 20, 2012, 11:00 AM May 2012

It is a damn sad day when a 90 yr old on fixed income who amazingly still works part-time, [View all]

can't even come home after a hard day and watch his beloved Dodgers because he doesn't have the 100 a month to shell out for the sports package. The sixty dollars he pays for cable just does not cut it. Screw the FCC, cable companies and baseball. How come seniors don't get a break on cable?

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It is a damn sad day when a 90 yr old on fixed income who amazingly still works part-time, [View all] zonkers May 2012 OP

Geez, I've never had cable. undeterred May 2012 #1

I am sure some away games are on reg. TV. zonkers May 2012 #2

Not enough money in that. RC May 2012 #3

"What to Expect in the L.A. Dodgers TV Rights War"... PoliticAverse May 2012 #4

I know but its just so sad. Here's a guy who's lost everyone is his life except a few pals and zonkers May 2012 #5

I sympathize. When I was a kid all the local team games were on free TV. I don't have cable... PoliticAverse May 2012 #7

No reception without cable where I live. madamesilverspurs May 2012 #6

I don't have cable. Haven't had it in years. kestrel91316 May 2012 #8

netflix, internet and radio for me,,, screw the cable media masters - they get geckosfeet May 2012 #9

So now we need a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to free cable sports packages? WillowTree May 2012 #10

News flash: Nothing is free in America anymore ArcticFox May 2012 #11