Your Right to a Mobile Phone!!

[Nina~ 431]

whatever happened to the us mail?

you ruined it like you ruined everything else

[twowls 217]

i think i have a pretty good grip on the quoting feature.

Then you were intentionally ignoring my question in favor of telling me how much your cell bill is? Why? I can drag out my electric if we're comparing notes.

[Dan J 277]

I was in the car today and heard a commercial for free cell phones. Apparently, people on government benefits like food stamps, WIC, HEAP, etc., may be "entitled" to a free mobile.

Not just for emergencies or anything. According to the ad, you could get free UNLIMITED minutes for a year.

My favorite part, and the one that really got me p!ssed, was at the end, the announcer said in a loud voice:

"EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT!!!!"

So, folks on goverment benefits have the "right" to a free cell phone on my tax dollars. Awesome.

Dammit, I really need to proofread my titles!

Its not exactly on the tax payers dime. Its funded out of the Universal Service Fee which is paid by anyone who has a phone line. The program funds part of the cost of a land line, or more recently, cell phones for people making up to 125% of the poverty level.

http://www.lifeline.gov/lifeline_Consumers.html

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Its not exactly on the tax payers dime. Its funded out of the Universal Service Fee which is paid by anyone who has a phone line. The program funds part of the cost of a land line, or more recently, cell phones for people making up to 125% of the poverty level.

http://www.lifeline...._Consumers.html

[SuperDuper! 230]

Every homeless person has the right to owning an iPhone. This is the USA, land of the FREE everything, including ObamaCare which won't cost a dime.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

my right to a phone costs me $45 a month

My right costs be about $60 cause baby has a right to one too!

[SMR 368]

Have you ever examined why the thought of helping those with nothing bothers you so much? Do you have a philosophy worked out about it? I'm curious.

Yes, I actually have pondered this. There are a couple reasons.

1. Charity should be voluntary. The government extorts money from it's citizens and then government officials decide to be generous with other people's money. I myself actually donate significant amounts of money to charity but have a huge issue with other people forcing me to do it. The idea of being generous with someone else's money is a very hypocritical and troublesome notion.

2. I work 40+ hours a week to support my family. Time is money. As it turns out, I work about 3.5 days a week to take home money and 1.5 days a week for taxes, etc. I would love to have another day and a half a week to spend with my wife and kid. But as it is, instead of that, I'm working another day and a half so some bum can have a cell-phone. That is frustrating, considering this bum probably isn't working and has 7 days a week to spend with his family.

[Ban Hammer 13,248]

Then you were intentionally ignoring my question in favor of telling me how much your cell bill is? Why? I can drag out my electric if we're comparing notes.

i was answering your question of why some of us have a problem with it. for the average person, the right to a cell phone costs us money.

apparently it didn't dawn on you why i quoted you.

[evli1966 88]

It is called givign a contact number of a friend or family that would volunteer to get you if called.

Wow it is simple sheesh.

[slim 1,519]

a phone number and a way to let people contact you regarding work opportunities and housing is not a "want."

It's not? Boy. That general welfare clause gets more and more inclusive every day.

How come the government doesn't provide for my "wants?"

It's crucial for people trying to claw their way out of despair. If you don't have a phone you are completely screwed.

I would think someone "clawing" would be able to get a phone on their own. At the very least they'd figure out how to find gainful employment.

[slim 1,519]

1. Charity should be voluntary.

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Fabricating quotes now are we? Beautiful.

Feel free to plead ignorance to that too.

[slim 1,519]

for the average person, the right to a cell phone costs us money.

I've always wondered why there hasn't been a huge push from the LEFT to buy us all a rifle. I mean, our right is clearly laid out in the 2nd and recently supported by SCOTUS decisions yet there's still been no legislation for "free" rifles. Why is that?

Fabricating quotes now are we? Beautiful.

Feel free to plead ignorance to that too.

You need to run for Congress.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm too honest. Perhaps you might like to give it a go.

[slim 1,519]

I'm too honest. Perhaps you might like to give it a go.

Too many skeletons.