CABLE TV In the twelve years that we have been married we have never had Cable TV. . . . until a month ago. We always refused the solicited phone calls. This time they approached our front door. My husband answered it and they offered him a deal he couldn't refuse. (The outcome would have been different if I had answered). In this package I received high speed internet. (Okay, we are slow to coming into the 21rst Century). I can't imagine trying to blog with a dial-up connection, for this I am grateful. It's the Cable TV with which I have the problem. While I enjoy the programming, I am appalled with the amount of commercials. We watched a stand-up comedy special and timed the programming. In a 30 minute show, commercials occurred every 3-5 minutes with a total of 18 minutes of programming and 12 minutes of commercials. In the old days we paid for Cable TV because there was no advertising to pay for the programming. Cable TV now has as much advertising as the major networks. I know because the commercials are embedded in my children's brains. It's non-stop quotes and jingles since we have received Cable. So, my question: Why does society have to pay for the Cable channels?   ¶ 6/22/2004 01:24:00 PM