free cell phone (This is a revised version of a post on October 31st - Thanks to Seth's comment)
SAFELINK WIRELESS® service is U.S. government supported program for Income eligible households provided by TracFone Wireless, Inc. In order to participate in the SAFELINK WIRELESS® service, persons must meet certain eligibility requirements set by each State where the service is to be provided. These requirements are based on a person’s participation in a state or Federal support programs or by meeting the Income Poverty Guidelines as defined by the U.S. Government. SAFELINK WIRELESS® service is limited to one person per household.
A: No. Low-income households have been eligible for discounted telephone service for more than a decade. But the program is funded by telecom companies, not by taxes, and the president has nothing to do with it. Click here: The Obama Phone?|FactCheck
3 comments:
This is a travesty and it doesn't matter who started it, the govt shouldn't be giving away our money to bums!
I'm also concerned about the program expanding! I hear that Virgin Mobile will be starting up their own version of this, using taxpayer dollars. WTF???
Q: Has the Obama administration started a program to use "taxpayer money" to give free cell phones to welfare recipients?
A: No. Low-income households have been eligible for discounted telephone service for more than a decade. But the program is funded by telecom companies, not by taxes, and the president has nothing to do with it. Check it out: http://www.factcheck.org/2009/10/the-obama-phone/
I am not happy to hear that Virgin is going to be giving away Obamaphones to poor people.
I pay good money 4 my phone and this is just wrong. Free phones for homeless people. No way!
Socialistim!
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