[newheart]

The program in Ohio cost $26.9 million in the first quarter of 2012, the most recent data available, versus $15.6 million in the same timeframe in 2011.

In case anyone is curious as to how this gets paid for, check your phone bill. I have two charges on my bill (for three phones) one is for Oklahoma Universal Service ($1.65 per month, and one is for Federal Universal Service ($2.64 per month).

But more interesting to me is the extraordinary number of phones in Ohio. Ohio has roughly 3.7% of the US population, but they have a little over 6% of the program's free phones. Now I am sure that the difference there has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Ohio is a crucial battleground state.

So, just in case anyone has missed the point: If you have a cell phone that you pay for, you are buying votes for Obama.

[NoGrayZone]

Please...don't even get me started on our freakin cell phone bill.

There are almost 2 identical sets of charges. One the grubmint charges and then the other from the company to recoup those charges.

[muawiyah]

There you go ~ hey, MITTBOTS, you got cell service, you're buying votes for Obamugabe!!

You bought a million of them in OHIO

[ktw]

I already know this. So I have purchased a “Pay as You Go” Phone plan. I only pay $50 per month plus tax. For unlimited voice/text and data at 4g speeds up until 100meg.