[Chewbarkah]

Gee, if more bums and hand-out recipients have these phones, the Democratic Party can reach their voters easier come election time. That is the real reason why the whole Obamaphone scam was created — and it worked great in November.

The Universal Service Fund provides for some faceless, unelected bureaucrats to raise the taxes, er...fees, charged to paying customers, to whatever amount they deem is needed to carry the freeloaders. The California PUC is just enabling new categories of takers; I doubt the “State” intends to pay a penny.

The USF might have been created to help a few elderly people, handicapped, etc., but has become an income redistribution/Democrat Party get-out-the-vote program run amok. Please contact your representatives today and demand an end to this rip-off.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I, as I'm sure many are, am becoming deeply disturbed over the failure of the Government to provide free tickets providing entery to major sporting events. Then at the games government officials could throw gold coins into the crowd, distribute free Nike Basketball shoes and tickets redeemable for free bread and beer.

Are we a great compassionate people or are we mean spirited niggardly wretches.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I, as I'm sure many are, am becoming deeply disturbed over the failure of the Government to provide free tickets providing entery to major sporting events. Then at the games government officials could throw gold coins into the crowd, distribute free Nike Basketball shoes and tickets redeemable for free bread and beer.

Are we a great compassionate people or are we mean spirited niggardly wretches?

[tomkat]

The idea is to help them reach out to possible job opportunities and stay connected with family.

  as if

[Rapscallion]

Every American has a right to a government-provided cell-phone. Call it “free speech”.

[boomop1]

It is hard to believe that California had a GDP that made it the third largest economic ranking in the world. I know it was over 20 years ago, the Rats have pushed it into the sea.

[SoFloFreeper]

[waus]

Awesome, call 311 to get the 411 on an available bed...if all else fails, call 911.

If you want to see what the entire country is going to look like in 10-years, drive around Los Angeles for a couple of days.

GHUA

[itsahoot]

Are they solar or wind powered? </sarcasm>

[Rebelbase]

The premise of providing gov’t phones is for safety. With that in mind they should be chipped to only ring 911.

[Repeat Offender]

250 free minutes of alien space signal reception time and 250 free messages to the extraterrestrial beings of your choice.

[randita]

No doubt big Obama donors are providing the phones and service and getting their pockets lined in the process.

[Lancey Howard]

California, lol!

[clearcarbon]

Obamazombie remote control transducers.

[Kickass Conservative]

Bevan Duffy should give the Homeless his home address and the Cab Fare to get there. They can use his phone.

[Marko413]

...because I am sure the first thing a homeless person is going to do with the phone is use it to try and get a job. /sarcasm

[Fresh Wind]

Do they get free electrical outlets in their cardboard cartons so they can charge their Obamaphones?