Posted on 08/02/2011 4:00:47 PM PDT by iowamark
Pennsylvanians on public assistance now have a new 'civil right' -- free cell phones. Meanwhile, the rest of us get to pay higher cell bills as a result.
Recently, a federal government program called the Universal Service Fund came to the Keystone State and some residents are thrilled because it means they can enjoy 250 minutes a month and a handset for free, just because they don't have the money to pay for it. Through Assurance Wireless and SafeLink from Tracfone Wireless these folks get to reach out and touch someone while the cost of their service is paid for by everyone else. You see, the telecommunications companies are funding the Universal Service Fund to the tune of $4 billion a year because the feds said they have to and in order to recoup their money, the companies turn around and hike their fees to paying customers. But those of use paying for the free service for the poor, should be happy about this infuriating situation, says Gary Carter, manager of national partnerships for Assurance, because "the program is about peace of mind." Free cell service means "one less bill that someone has to pay, so they can pay their rent or for day care...it is a right to have peace of mind," Cater explained...
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
It’s sheer lunacy!
pathetic
It’s in the penumbra !
Socialist fascism!
IIRC, Algore’s tie-breaking vote way back before he became
Manbearpig.
“Yard by yard it's really hard, inch by inch it is a cinch.”
it’s because the phone conversations of these recipients with one another are bound to be so cerebral, that a cure for cancer and the discovery of cold fusion are sure to follow.
Civil right? I coulda swore I saw it in the living constitution somewhere.
Come on Jim. It's not like we've got an out of control government running up a multi-trillion dollar deficit virtualy enslaving our future generations.
What? Oh! Never mind...
Stupid me!! I just paid my cell phone bill!
Should have just claimed my civil right to make everyone pay for mine!
/s
Someone needs to buy me an 50 inch TV..for my peace of mind, it’s my right!
Nex it be free Escalades.
The Universal Service Fund (USF) was created by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1997 to meet Congressional universal service goals as mandated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Fund
An Introduction to the Universal Service Fund: How We Can Use it to Bolster Broadband Adoption
http://broadbandandsocialjustice.org/2011/01/an-introduction-to-the-universal-service-fund-how-we-can-use-it-to-bolster-broadband-adoption/
marxists at work...
Absolutely Unfreakin Believable!!!! But then now, women are guaranteed free Birth Control. Morning After Pilld, Mammograms, Condoms, and whatever else the Communist Left and Destructors of America can think up next!!
So that Obama can tweet with the lot of them during the election.
I read this stuff and have come to the conclusion that I am rapidly going stark,raving mad.
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