Obama Seeks Broadband for 20 Million More Low-Income Subscribers

New York Times ^ | March 9, 2016 | Cecilia Kang

[reaganaut1]

More handouts from the leader of the handout party. I hope the GOP presidential candidates criticize this. Related thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3406654/posts .

[showme_the_Glory]

poe folk gotta facebook too.

[Yo-Yo]

What good is free high speed internet without a free laptop? What good is a free laptop with free high speed internet without a free printer? What good is a free printer without free paper and ink?

[Sacajaweau]

They don't do their homework anyways.

In Rochester NY, my hometown, the graduation rate is about 40%. Now, do you want to know the demographics?

[svcw]

Hummmm, if they are subscribers, they already have broadband.

[tgusa]

Stand by for taxes on your broadband to go up ....

Millions on welfare depend on you.

[Art in Idaho]

So Obama, are you paying for this?

[IronJack]

“All of America’s students should be able to get online, no matter where they live or how much their parents make,”

Says who? Maybe the schools should hand out assignments that DON'T require internet access. Or maybe the gimmedats could get off their asses long enough to go to a library and do their homework, in between Facebooking and looking at porn.

How is it the federal government's responsibility -- or right -- to make sure po' foke have internet access?

[SaveFerris]

Great! They can surf the internet for jobs that don’t exist or are a waste of time, too!!!

[lacrew]

More than a handout...a control play:

“The announcement underscores the government’s view of high-speed Internet as a utility that should be regulated like water and power”

First government makes it ‘essential’

Then they make it ‘pure’

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Computers For Criminals” program.

[dragnet2]

Standard or moderate speed Internet connections should be dirt cheap for anyone who wants it. Some of what these carriers are charging is just obscene.

[oh8eleven]

unable to complete school assignments because the work requires access to the web.
Haven't we spent multi millions of tax dollars on access to the web via school libraries and public libraries?
This "Santa Claus" routine is really getting friggin' old.

[txrefugee]

Why don’t you hit up Hillary Clinton, the champion fighting for Free Stuff for The Poor, Obama? She has more money than God, and she definitely hasn’t given till it hurts.

[navet97]

“In Rochester NY, my hometown, the graduation rate is about 40%. Now, do you want to know the demographics? “

Is it like Rochester Jack Benny’s assistant?

[Eagles6]

Well, if broadband is now a Constitutional right what about a computer? Need a laptop to exercise my rights!

[The Sons of Liberty]

Obama Seeks Broadband for 20 Million More Low-Income Subscribers

So now High Speed Internet is a necessity of life according to the usurper in chief? Heaven forbid they go to a library and use a public wifi.

[LostInBayport]

Before long, if not already, it will be simpler to list the things that the “poor” pay for out of their own pockets instead of what they get at no cost thanks to confiscation from the earnings of others.

[Donglalinger]

Need to coordinate flash mobs

[grobdriver]

All of America’s students should be able to get online

They can.

It's called a library - a place I spent many an hour.

Today's delinquents should try it.