The pic on that page has been changed since yesterday. It had what looked like an 0bama campaign website with a pic of 0bama, his logo and all the other trappings.
I only saw a picture of a person that was related to the article - colored me surprised that that was a woman!
The pic on that page has been changed since yesterday. It had what looked like an 0bama campaign website with a pic of 0bama, his logo and all the other trappings.
I have seen the Obama phone web site a while back. Not sure if its still there.
They actually claim on the site that the phones are not paid for by tax payers (the small print justified this false statement by the hand waving argument that the tax is paid by telecommunication companies and so is not a tax on people).
Does it mean that I can no longer get a free Obamafone wif mah foo stams?
That's the funniest thing I've read all week. In the midst of these dark times, I'll just appreciate the laugh.
Today USF is an $8 billion annual program, nearly quadrupling in size since its inception, with the bulk of that increase going to landline and wireless phone companies.
Maybe this massive growth would be no concern if USF were a model program with a sterling reputation for efficiency. But it’s not. One recent study found that 59 cents of every USF dollar raised for rural networks was spent on administrative expenses and general overhead. A 2010 audit of the rural USF program found that one out of every four dollars sent to participating phone companies was an “overpayment,” with nearly a billion dollars unaccounted for.
Quick! We need to get this vital information to the “Free Phone” lady and other recipients.
They need to be made aware the free phone is not from The Won.
Note, Free Lunch Program.
Heck, about 2/3rds of students are on that. Their families get a free phone?
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Who Qualifies for an Obama Phone?
Posted on December 2, 2011
If you, or members in your household are, receiving the following benefits you automatically qualify for the Lifeline program. Those interested in the program must have an income of less than 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. (For example in the 48 Contiguous States and D.C the income level is $22,350 per year for a family of four.)
Food Stamps or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Medicaid
Supplemental Security Income – commonly known as SSI
Health Benefit Coverage under Child Health Insurance Plan (CHIP)
The National School Lunch Program’s Free Lunch Program.
Low-Income Energy Assistance Program – LIHEAP
Federal Public Housing Assistance ( Section 8 )
If you are a low-income Eligible Resident of Tribal Lands
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families – TANF
How long before the video is called racist?
I’ll believe the “truth team” when they go to court to sue Obamaphone.com for fraud....
*crickets*
Uncle Sam’s Unlimited Plan: How the Government’s Cell Phone Giveaway Is Costing You Billions
http://griffin.house.gov/Lifeline
In 2008, the Lifeline Program was expanded to include wireless service providers. Between 2008 and 2009, non-landline costs for the program doubled – from $143 million to $384 million – and then doubled again, totaling over $719 million in 2010. Before the certification of the first wireless carrier, the overall Lifeline Program cost $822 million per year, an amount consistent with the previous five years. That number grew to $1.025 billion in 2009 and to $1.315 billion in 2010. According to the Federal Communications Commission, it is common for multiple wireless service providers to seek reimbursement for Lifeline services provided to the same household.
“And they’re not just phones that are able to dial 911. They’re smartphones. They’re the type of phones that you and I pay hundreds of dollars a month to have contracts for.”
Griffin said his constituents have told him about people abusing the government benefit.
“I had someone call me this morning telling me they had somebody who would only work a certain number of hours a week because if they worked too many hours a week then they couldn’t get their government assistance. And that person has multiple cell phones, and gets them new every month with new minutes,” he said, sounding outraged.
The cell phone companies add to the problem, he said.
“Every one they give out, they get money for from the federal government. So they have an incentive to give as many away as possible,” Griffin explained. “And that’s exactly what they’re doing, and they’re making a killing.”
A 2011 audit found that 269,000 wireless Lifeline subscribers were receiving free phones and monthly service from two or more carriers. Several websites have been created to promote “free” government cell phones, including the”The Obama Cell Phone” website at Obamaphone.net.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/where-do-obama-phones-come-from/article/2509203
"Don't you people get it? It's the Phone Cops!!"
