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Author Topic: U.S. Taxpayers On The Hook For $1.6 Billion In Free Cell Phones For Poor [Locked]
Arc_DT  2 stars
Title: Mithan said I am smart
Posts: 363
Registered: 2002-5-28 08:25:51
JD_HOGG posted:

Arc_DT posted:

JD_HOGG posted:

Poor people should have private jets.


Yes, that is the moral and financial equivalent of a super cheap phone with no internet access that one can use to leave a phone number on a job application.



It will help them get to job interviews. Why are you so anti-poor, you elitist or something?


McDonalds doesn't have landing strips. (Yet.)

 

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JD_HOGG  4 stars
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Registered: 2008-3-18 08:04:21
Oh good point. They need tour buses.
Jezza_Belle  4 stars
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I got a letter saying I qualified for one, but I already have a cell phone and I don't use the minutes on it... so why would I want another something to carry around?

 

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NSMachin  2 stars
Title: Mighty Fruit Husk
Posts: 324
Registered: 2002-8-29 17:48:31
Hahaha... The US taxpayers pay for crap like this... but are against Universal Healthcare! You can't make it up!
Jezza_Belle  4 stars
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NSMachin posted:

Hahaha... The US taxpayers pay for crap like this... but are against Universal Healthcare! You can't make it up!



we pay $25k for screw drivers and toilet seats.

 

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combat_mage_sc  4 stars
Title: Hi. My name is Combat and i'm an alcoholic.
Posts: 1,061
Registered: 2001-7-20 21:19:21
Next thing they'll be giving away will be 80GB HD PS3's.

Gotta love being "poor" in America.


 

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Tai-Daishar_MT  2 stars
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Registered: 2000-3-9 15:14:13
NSMachin posted:

Hahaha... The US taxpayers pay for crap like this... but are against Universal Healthcare! You can't make it up!



My guess is not all taxpayers want to pay for these phones so hard to blame them. I don't think many are against Universal Healthcare, I am not, but some of us are absolutely against Healthcare we can't afford. The blame lies with our elected officials that are ignorant enough to say things like "we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it".

 

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Lyndrek  3 stars
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I don't even get 250 minutes on my phone lol.

 

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the_great_intex  4 stars
Title: This is what cool looks like
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Registered: 2002-6-27 08:18:27
The real problem is government officials actually signing these retardedly expensive deals. I would probably assume as a way of "helping" out their private contractor buddies

 

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Brother_Tempus  3 stars
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Registered: 2001-1-9 08:07:00
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your govt in you wallet again



fixed for accuracy

 

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