Posted on 09/30/2012 8:39:38 AM PDT by GVnana
That Universal Service Fee we pay as part of our phone bill each month has helped double the number of "free Obamaphones" in the hands of people in Ohio since last year to more than 1 million. While the mainstream media has ignored this story, the Ohio press is covering it. Maybe interest in the You Tube rant of the now infampus Obamaphone Lady, now at 2.2 million views in three days, will help get out the story of how this program skyrocketed in a key swing state. Then there is the issue of the dubious ethics of having private businesses both actively promote a government welfare program and name it after an elected figure in their marketing materials
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/09/your_universal_service_fee_at_work.html#ixzz27y3bbLSc
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re: And what happens if the phone they’re issued is lost or destroyed? Are they provided with a new one free? I pay insurance every month on the phones used in my plan, to cover things like that.
I am sure that they would simply get a new one.
I could understand this program if, *IF* it was restricted to only dial 911. NO texting. NO camera. NO internet. NO free minutes to call your pimp - bookie - dope dealer - fellow gangbangers . . . etc.
Seem a little unfair that some folks that can barely afford their own basic phone service are expected to subsidize cell phone service for others. I guess the ultimate goal of the obamanation is total equality in poverty.
Is it true you have to register to vote in order to get your Obamaphone?
Ah, in Responsiblityville, that would make perfect sense.
Unfortunately, to the libs and those they keep on their demoralized plantation, that would be like limiting food stamps to only purchase milk, bread, cheese and beans. They want their dependents to have ALL of the "essentials"...like champagne, beer, steaks, lobster, etc.
Love it! Borrowing it :)
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