Posted on 08/02/2011 4:00:47 PM PDT by iowamark
Whatta cluster-blank.
Meanwhile, down here in FL, our welfare kings and queens have to pass drug tests that they pay for, to receive benefits. Heh, heh.
another sign of a nation on the way down
The reason this kind of thing happens, along with idiocy like the Unearned Income Tax Credit, is that we, as a nation, have acquiesced to the notion that the country is a collective, rather than a bastion of individual liberty, which it was founded to be. Because too many people have bought into this “noble” and lofty ideal of everybody having equal outcomes, nothing can get done that results in some folks having more and doing better than others. When you hear them say things like, “with a nation as great as this, I don’t see why we can’t provide...”, run for your wallet. Until the Republicans start clearly and forcibly start opposing and voting down collectivist policies, there will be more and more of this kind of stupidity.
Unbelievable :(
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If it’s a right, then everyone should have a free cell phone with 250 minutes. No one should have to pay for their cells. I know if I don’t pay my cell phone bill for a while, I lose my “right” to have the service.
How did that get past the ACLU?
They’ve had this for at least a year here in Ohio and not only that, but they run a TV commercial to let you know about it. The commercial starts with an ethnic grandmother, (Amish), worrying about not being able to let anybody know if she’s having an emergency but by the end, after she finds out she can get 250 free minutes a month she says âNow I can call my family anytime I want toâ. But, but, I thought the phone was just for emergencies. If it is, what happened to those trashed phones that you and I were supposed to donate for that very purpose?. Not good enough to call 911?. Which begs the question, if you can afford to dress as nicely as the woman in the add you can’t afford a $10 cell phone?. Sheesh
I'm sorry but that pisses me off so bad I can't see straight.
This is exactly the kind of bizarre mental thinking that convinced me of the need to leave Pa, where I was born. It is a geographically beautiful state, but the libs have taken over. So many taxes, fees, etc. We are so happy here in FL, living expenses are lower here in NW FL. Our highest PECO bill up there was something like $465, here (approx same sq ft) so far the highest power bill has been around $145! No state or local tax returns, life here is GOOD!!! Now, if they would just build a CostCo around here, I’d be HAPPY!! Ha!
RWL
All the paying customers should sign up.
They will do the same with fast internet too, you will pay an extra fee to give to the poor for free.
When that happens we should ALL sign up for it. lol
Work is for suckas!
Why work when you can get everything you want for free?
Oh, and I forgot to add, in Methacton School District in suburban Phila, they now offer families “that qualify”, very low cost INTERNET connection!
I'm sorry but that pisses me off so bad I can't see straight.
Really? Then your rights are being violated. Would a free cell phone cheer you up?
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>>All the paying customers should sign up.
You can’t. They’ve had the program here for a couple years. There are big billboards in the welfare neighborhoods featuring a smiling negro woman with a cell phone in her hand and something like “If you qualify for EBT or WIC, you can get free cell phone service.” Then, it lists a phone number and web address to sign up.
they’ve been getting free cell phones and service for years
Makes it easier to coordinate those “Disaffected Youth’s Property Redistribution Events” (flash mobs) that are all the rage these days.
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