> Does "television" here means "lies"? In such a case I already answered: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43328808
Your linked post is not an answer at all.
> Sorry, I'm lost. What is "forcing it citizens to pay directly" referring to?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARD_ZDF_Deutschlandradio_Beitr...
Essentially the government forces you into a contract that you have no say in that is totally not a tax. Because as a tax it would be illegal, so it can't be one.