Obama phones: free cell phone for welfare slugs

I had a former employee call me earlier today inquiring about a job, and at the end of the conversation he gave me his phone number. I asked the former employee if this was a new cell phone number and he told me yes this was his "Obama phone." I asked him what an "Obama phone" was and he went on to say that welfare recipients are now eligible to receive (1) a FREE new phone and (2) approx 70 minutes of FREE minutes every month. I was a little skeptical so I Googled it and low and behold he was telling the truth. TAX PAYER MONEY IS BEING REDISTRIBUTED TO WELFARE RECIPIENTS FOR FREE CELL PHONES. This program was started earlier this year. Enough is enough, the ship is sinking and it's sinking fast. The very foundations that this country was built on are being shaken. The age old concepts of God, family, and hard work have flown out the window and are being replaced with "Hope and Change" and "Change we can believe in." You can click on the link below to read more about the "Obama phone." What next from this administration? Who is going to pay for this, and how much will it cost? Are you ready to pay for this, like you did the ‘cash for clunkers’ tax dollar giveaway?


https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/Home.aspx

 

he should probably be calling it a Roosevelt phone since the government's contribution to the program comes out of the universal service fund which has existed since 1936.

furthermore, the fund is already used to fund landline service for low-income households and that costs quite a bit more then the $10 phones and monthly pre-pay cards from TracFone cost.

besides, not having a phone is a crippling handicap when trying to find a job. how do you expect someone to get off of welfare if you make it all but impossible to get work?

 

Cradle to the grave, buy them votes------------

 

Thank you.....I live in a city where we have a large homeless population, and a lot of daily labor offices...Some of the folks are really trying to get work, and go in every day, standing in line by 3:30 am....Some were laid off from good jobs, some just drift, some are trying to support families by doing this work, some are alcoholics that can't keep a full time job, etc.....And no, I'm not sticking up for all of them...just saying I know a couple, personally, that were laid off from jobs they thought they would retire from...and now , in order to keep their homes, etc...are doing what they have to do to get by.... The phone has been a godsend in getting rides, finding out if there is work, etc...It's 70 minutes a month. Not a lot of time....

While the daily labor places have been good for some...it also makes it harder for locals to find full time jobs, because a lot of the big companies that come here for huge construction jobs would rather use the labor companies than hire locals....No benefits to pay, no workmen's comp, etc......So many people end up just going and standing in line every day after looking for full time work and not finding any...

Do I have the solution? Nope...

Do I begrudge them a phone with 70 minutes a month to use? Not for one minute....I don't think the phone is the beginning of the end...especially for those trying to better their lives, and use it as a tool to find work.....At least they're going and not just sitting home drawing a Welfare Check, or Unemployment...These guys are actually trying...

Just my personal experience with 2 people I know....who are doing what they can to get by, keep food on the table, and keep their homes...

 

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Well I have to either disagree ..... or say, Well then it's time time start the revolution !!!

 

Wow, a big fat wind of liberalism blew through here for phones for the underprivilaged.

BTW, your taxes do pay for stuff. Since you, I say you, because I don't vote, never have, never will, I won't let my conscience allow me to support these criminals to "run" our country into the ground. Since you elected to support your republicans and your democrats that have spent us , us being the U.S. into a big fat hole. Our taxes are buying us another year of debt. Yep at this point our taxes are paying for the interest on the debt. Just like the majority of americans, paying the interest on their credit cards. Yep their money is buying them another month of payments. (SLavery) in effect our government is a slave to the banks, as Joe six pack is a slave to whatever credit card company he is paying. So you are indirectly correct in saying our taxes aren't buying shit. At this point they are merely paying the interests on the shit our country has already bought, e.g a broken iraq and hey cell phones for people that aren't working to mention a couple. If we did not have such a deficit then our taxes would be paying for these phones directly. I do speak of federal taxes. State taxes, "sin" taxes and the other so called fee TAXES, are paying for actual stuff, although not the stuff "they" say it's for. e.g. lottery (tax on people bad at math) is to goto schools,but doesn't, etc. yeah ok.

I'm actually humored to see that some of you feel if it's someone you know that needs a cellphone then socialism, is A OK. LMFAO. Silly monkey

 

My opinion, every bit as important as yours, maybe even more since I am a taxpayer as well as a voter who lets his representatives know how he feels, thinks it might have done you some good growing up, if your parents occasionally washed your mouth out with soap or taught you the golden rule, and the ten commandments, or sent you to church. Your foul mouth and pointed name calling above sir offends me. I will try not to respond in kind.
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It is SOCIALISM when the government ignores the Constitution and redistributes wealth. Charity is up to the individual, not the Government! Generosity and Kindness. Give me a break. It's easy for a corupt government to be generous and kind with Taxpayers dollars!
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IN MY OPINION, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES NOT VOTE AND TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN GOVERNMENT HAS LITTLE OR NO RIGHT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SAID SAME GOVERNMENT. They are the worthless people who contribute nothing useful.

 

let me get this correct. YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN VOTING. it's unclear whether you pay taxes or not. You certainly object to them on the grounds that they are unconstitutional and illegal. You probably don't want to admit it here if you don't pay taxes. But, the truth of the matter is, that if you don't pay taxes and you don't vote, then you got no dog in this hunt, so why should anyone listen to anything you say? As to your military service... WELL THANK YOU !!! and, I really mean that! I am sorry that you volunteered to support the oil industry. I entered the service in 1967 as a volunteer rather than being drafted. I had no real choice. YOU HAD A CHOICE. If your time in service left you upset and disillusioned with the nation, well I feel sorry for you to a point. I retired from the military in 1994. I probably should ask, are you disabled from combat or service related injuries? If you are, I probably should SHUT UP. If your not, well you figure it out!

 

Well Broker, having 24 years on you, and eyes that start to ache and not focus properly after 18 hours up I will pass on researching your 1182 posts for now. Maybe later. For now I think I will take my daily meds and drag my butt to bed. I mean you no ill will. We all have our opinions, it's part of what make each of us unique. Peace, prosperity, and happiness friend. I still ain't buying half of what you are selling....lol. Good night.

 

70 minutes is nothing and cell phones are a dime a dozen now. Im not supporting Obama but in comparison to the rest of our problems this is nothing.