taxpayers - Free Gov't Cell Phone

From: hh Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009

Is it any wonder ...stop paying taxes. 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 in 2008. 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 links below to read  more about the "Obama phone"  ...just have a barf bag  ready. The program:  https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/home.aspx Government Web Site (FCC) Details: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/lllu.html   reference: http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/cellphone.asp   Snopes quote, "Also contrary to what is suggested in the example quoted above, the LifeLine program is not an "Obama program" (i.e., one that was initiated by or during the Obama administration). LifeLine was implemented by Congress well before the advent of the Obama administration, and the SafeLink Wireless service was launched by TracFone in Tennessee in August 2008 and in Florida in September 2008, months before the election that put Barack Obama in the White House." Additional information: Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers

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