WELL I APOLOGIZE THAT YOUR DISABLE HUSBAND HAS TO WORK…..MAYBE PERHAPS YOU SHOULD BE PICKING UP THE SLACK? IM NOT SURE, IM NOT SURE OF YOUR SITUATION. MY WHO DEAL ON THIS DISABLED THING WAS PEOPLE WERE RANTING AND RAVING THAT “WELFARE WHORE” ARE GETTING THESE PHONES….AND I CLEARLY STATTED THAT I AM NOT ON WELFARE, MY HUSBAND WORKS, I VOLUNTEER WHEN I CAN, AND THE STATE SENT ME A FREE PHONE. I DIDNT DEMAND IT, DIDNT ASK FOR IT…DONT CARE IF I HAVE IT. BUT YET THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE JUST GOING ON AND ON WITH THE SAME LAME COME BACKS ABOUT GET A JOB, GET THIS GET THAT. IF I WASNT DISABLED AND COULD RELY ON MY BODY TO FULLY FUNCTION 100% OF THE TIME, YOU BET YOUR ASS ID BE OUT THERE WORKING. AS I DID FROM THE AGE OF 13 UNTIL 29. I MAY NOT GET PAID, BUT I DO WORK. SO REALLY….STOP BITCHING. I SHOULD BE THE ONE BITCHING FOR DOING THE WORK YOU STUCK UP ASS PEOPLE WONT TO BECAUSE YOU ARE TO BUSY POLISHING YOUR BMW’S OR GOING TO THE FANCY HIGH PRICE YOGA CLUBS.

OH GOODNESS, PLEASE DONT TELL THEM YOU ARE ON FOODSTAMPS…..YOU’LL BE A WORTHLESS WHORE IN THEIR BOOKS……IM TELLING YOU. ASSHOLES FILL THIS BLOG. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.

AGAIN….”DEMANDED”. WHERE AT DO YOU SEE DEMANDED? YOU JUST LIKE TO RUN YOUR MOUTH TO FEEL IMPORTANT. DO YOU WANT MY FREE PHONE. WILL THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY. I DONT USE IT ANYHOW. LIKE I SAY, MY DAUGHTER CARRIES IT IN HER BACK PACK.

I AGREE TOTALLY WITH YOU. PEOPLE THINK EVERYONE IS TRYING TO CHEAT THE SYSTEM. ITS SO ANNOYING.

AND PS, THE ALABAMA BASH WAS ME PROVING TO ALABAMA THAT IT ISNT COOL TO LABEL SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE THAT WHAT YOU HEARS. AS IN THEM LABEL SINGLE MOTHERS AS WELFARE WHORES, OR HOMLESS PEOPLE AS DRUG ADDICTS……

UM, I GET FREE PHONE, CABLE AND INTERNET…..THANK YOU. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR THE COMPANY. ITS THEIR PERK. I DONT LIVE IN MUMBAI, I LIVE IN THE US. SO BASICALLY ID RATHER WORRY ABOUT US PROBLEMS, THAN THEIRS. IM NOT THE ONE COMPLAINING. YOU GUYS ARE. IM RANTING ABOUT YOU BASHING PEOPLE THAT ARE LOW INCOME, OR ON WELFARE, OR SINGLE MOMS, AND THINGS TO THAT NATURE. BUT YOU SEEM TO DENSE TO REALIZE IT.

Two things. This is not an Obama thing. It started years before he took office. The phones are paid for by lifeline and the program is ran by Obama. And its difficult to get a job and such without a phone to be contacted and such, it can help a lot of people that are in a tight spot.

YEAH…WELL LETS SEE. IF I DEMANDED THE PHONE…SAID I DESERVE THE PHONE GIVE IT TO ME…THEN OK, YEAH ID BE GARBAGE. BUT CONSIDERING, IT CAME TO ME RIGHT INTO MY MAIL BOX, BECAUSE IM ON DISABILITY, ITS MINE TO KEEP. I EVEN CALLED THEM AND SAID, UMMM I DIDNT BUY A PHONE. AND THEY SAID THEY WERE SENDING IT TO PEOPLE ON DISABILITY. SO BASICALLY YOU ARE JUST TALKING OUT OF YOUR ASS ABOUT SOMETHING YOU HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT. HAHAH FRAUDULENT. OK. IF IT STATES PEOPLE ON SSD GET THE PHONE, AND IM ON SSD, WHERE IS THE FRAUD IN THAT????

I do not appreciate the stupidity of the rich people on this website. What do you think? The poor do not deserve to have decent homes, education or phones? Rich people pay less taxes and could afford the good stuff while the poor struggle. Even when a student like myself makes good grades we struggle to get by and work our asses off to make a better life so I appreciate what ever help the gov. can give. Do not make a mockery out of it. You rich people are the cheapest of the bunch and are ungreatful son of a bitches. You get TOO much privillege and the poor gets stuck with the shit

OH GOODNESS I SHOULD BASH ON YOU FOR YOUR TYPING ERROR. YOU BEING THE PERFECTIONIST AND ALL, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.

do not appreciate the stupidity of the rich people on this website. What do you think? The poor do not deserve to have decent homes, education or phones? Rich people pay less taxes and could afford the good stuff while the poor struggle. Even when a student like myself makes good grades we struggle to get by and work our asses off to make a better life so I appreciate what ever help the gov. can give. Do not make a mockery out of it. You rich people are the cheapest of the bunch and are ungreatful son of a bitches. You get TOO much privillege and the poor gets stuck with the shit

You can’t be serious? The Governnent is here to provide you with gift off of the backs of others.

Annoy, whine, whine, whine. Who the hell do you think is rich on this blog? Even if we were, many of us worked our way up the economic ladder perhaps under harder circumstances than you but without whining about it. I worked my way through 5 years of college not taking a dime from anyone including the government.

Quite whining and grow a set.

If you think 61,000 is rich I have some swamp land to sell you in Florida to raise flies.

Because this is one more thing the government should never have become involved in, period. That is all that counts.

Actually if you dont sit on the phone and chat with your friends, this phone should save alot of peoples lives if they are used for emergencies only. So there is no reason to buy extra minutes if it is used just for that. I know of alot of elderly people who cant afford home phone services and it has helped them get to the hospitals when needed. I worked all of my life and now that I am disabeled and on social security, after all of the bills are paid (yes we pay bills just like you) there isnt any money left over for crap. A free phone is better then none at all in alot of situations. And you have to qualify for it. So dont be mean to the poor, alot of us helped build this country.

Being a human being gives you, and everyone else, the right to judge others. Wake up, and get a clue.

Yep. What I have is mine to “give” to whoever I choose. Not for you to take. Fuck you.

Jealous, of you? HA HA AH A HAHAHA AHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHHA!

What do you think? The poor do not deserve to have decent homes…?

This Shepparton public housing unit had $20,641 in damages, needing repairs to walls, doors, windows and frames

Stealing more, and she brags about it. sanni? Got some lies to throw in here? You got 6 threads where you are screeching and crying, why not add this one to the list, methhead.

And yet another welfare whore toddles through, demanding shit for free, and illustrating the total failure of public education. Yawn.

PP, I have been working a remodel, nice 3 bedroom house, remodeled 5 years ago, turned over to HUD Chap 8 renters 4 years ago. We have had to gut the interior. Every door busted off its frame, all windows broken, both toilets busted, bathtubs busted, refrigerator stolen, furnace stripped, wiring and copper pipes ripped out. And the people were still living in it. Had to be forcibly removed by the Sheriffs Dept.

And the bestest part?!?! Now the property owner is having to fight in court against HUD because she does not want to continue renting through them.

Just imagine, there are stupid fucks who want these kind of government assholes to run healthcare.

TRY GETTING AN EDUCATION, BECAUSE YOUR LAME ASS BASHES ON PEOPLE ARE DUMB AS HELL. YOU OFFER NOTHING TO THIS BLOG, EXCEPT YOUR STUPIDITY. AND ACTUALLY, IF YOU WANNA GO THAT ROUTE I BUY YOUR MOMS FOOD STAMPS SO SHE CAN GET METH. SO NOW, I CAN SOUND AS COOL AS YOU.

If the redistribution programs were scaled back, then we would have a surplus, pay less taxes and have more time for our own children as well as others. What the welfare – refuse to work crowd represents is a drag on our nation. They need to contribute, not just take.

Cell phones for welfare queens? Why, so they can coordinate drug deals and prostitution?

I saw it, lived near it and understand it. Corruption and immorality, corrupting our children.

Yea, here in the west end of PA their are 3 ongoing lawsuits of the same type. One woman wants 14 years worth of “back” benefits, even though she was drawing the full boat all that time. Lawyers, they are the problem.

for the person at the top and whoever else that says people dont need this service well i am a hard working citizen that is out of work recently and i am in dire need of this service to allow employers to contact me so shut the f up if you arent in my shoes and want to talk shite about this service yes some people will abuse it but i need it so srew u and ur mother

Again, for this last mental midget, cell phones are a luxury, unless you are a drug dealer, a whore, or a pimp.

actually, i see at as a sigh of relief. im a single parent, college student and i work full time. a free cell phone would save me $70 at least a month that i could use for something else. yea there are people that would take advantage of this but for those of us trying to make it and breaking our backs to make a life for ourselves and our families. but of course the government wouldn’t be smart enough to make standards for it.

so shut the f up if you arent in my shoes and want to talk shite about this service yes some people will abuse it but i need it so srew u and ur mother

What you need is a dictionary and a thesaurus, which you can get for a dollar a piece at the dollar store.

I have no doubt that employers will be knocking down your door as eloquent as you are. How one speaks to others is usually quite indicative of their character.

A little career advice for you. Employers want you to use big boy and girl words, not childish swear words. They would prefer you actually spell out words vs text messaging “speak”.

GEE, PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS REALLY FAILED SOME OF YOU

Yes, it has apparently failed you “dang”. Those that live in poor grammar houses shouldn’t throw educational insult stones.

Most of us use slang or conversational speech in one form or another, but we are not usually hurling education, or lack of, insults at people while we are using it.

AND SECONDLY IF YOU PEOPLE ARE NOT VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO HELP YOUR FELLOW NEIGHBOR IN A TIME OF NEED THEN YOU’RE JUST AS MUCH OF A DRAIN ON SOCIETY AS YOU’RE CLAIMING THE POOR ARE.

I do, do you? I am not rich. My husband is a disabled veteran who works a blue collar job. We donate a percentage of his salary every year to several charities, even when times have been financially tight. We also volunteer. Again, do you??? If you do not, then feel free to come lecture me AFTER you have started both physically and financially donating your time on a regular, not sporadic, basis.

I didn’t realize that my husband owed you a cellphone. I thought his almost 21 years of service so you can come complain was payment enough..silly me.

btw, how are you able to come here and complain about how cruel we all are? Unless you are in a place where you have FREE access(free to you) to the internet, it is interesting that you can afford the internet to come and tell me how you cannot afford a cellphone

I didn’t want to type this all out again, so I will just copy and paste a previous post, as nothing has changed since then:

The majority of families living in the slums of Mumbai, no running water, no internet, no lights, no food, no windows or doors, no toilet, etc, have cellphones. They pay for them themselves. Surely you are not putting yourself in a category that makes you poorer than those living in a Mumbai slum…

Guys, “sara” is a bot. Just here to generate responses so it can cut&paste; them to other web sites, all for the advancement of its anti-American socialist shit. It is not even a person, just a program.

And this is not a “debate”. You said, repeatedly, that Christians are using terrorism to force people to convert to Christianity. “are using”, present tense. Now, prove it, whiny lying c*nt.

Ok, Carry on then.

Nice lie, woofie.

I been seeing these ads on TV in PA for a couple of weeks.

Ok, I have to comment on this one. I see a lot of super negative, hate the world people on here, and I do not believe this is very fair.

I am applying for the phone for a neighbor of mine. She is 68 years old, with no family (all passed on) and she lives on 500.00 a month in SS. I think it is wonderful that the government is allowing this program. For someone like her, it is perfect. I can not imagine what she would do if something happened to her without a phone. Only problem is that she has never used a cell phone, so I will have to show her how to.
And, Really people; “your” government tax dollars hahahaha. What a joke. How much of your money goes to the poor? How about you quit complaining about welfare programs, and start complaining about the billion dollar a day war in Iraq. God forbid a hungry child gets .12 of your hard earned tax dollars.
And, how many of you really “work”? If you call an office job sitting on your rear 8 hours a day doing a whole lot of nothing work, then you really have some messed up ideas. When you pansy girls get a real hard working job, then I will listen to your story.
And, the thing is your “hard earned” tax dollars are always going to be there, no matter what. If they cut welfare programs, then it will go to something else. Be happy that our own are being helped, because the government could sure throw it at some other countries poor.
The thing is that I have always busted my rear end, ever since I was 14 years old, and I already have one heck of a social security mound saved up and I am only 28. But, I give to the poor, I pull names from the stores every year for xmas, I give to the red pot, I help at food banks, and by god if someone wants to live off of the government then more power to them. It sure beats what I have to do.

Quit hating on people because you made your own choices.

And, Really people; “your” government tax dollars hahahaha. What a joke. How much of your money goes to the poor?

Here’s this: about seventy percent of our tax dollars goes to redistributionist programs.

How about you quit complaining about welfare programs, and start complaining about the billion dollar a day war in Iraq.

Here’s a clue: the Iraq war is Constitutional. The “New Deal” and “Great Society” are not. Now, you may or may not agree with the Iraq War, but national defense is a function of our federal government.

In any regard, one does not have anything to do with the other. Bringing up the Iraq War is little more than a straw man.

God forbid a hungry child gets .12 of your hard earned tax dollars.

“IT’S FOR THE CHILDREN!” Haha. What a joke.

And, how many of you really “work”? If you call an office job sitting on your rear 8 hours a day doing a whole lot of nothing work, then you really have some messed up ideas. When you pansy girls get a real hard working job, then I will listen to your story.

You’re greedy. You deny the time (the one thing that is truly limited for us all here in this life) that people put into work and then you belittle them for being forced to give a big part of that time to undeserving people.

And, the thing is your “hard earned” tax dollars are always going to be there, no matter what. If they cut welfare programs, then it will go to something else.

False.

The thing is that I have always busted my rear end, ever since I was 14 years old, and I already have one heck of a social security mound saved up and I am only 28.

No, you don’t. It has already been spent.

Quit hating on people because you made your own choices.

Easy for a greedy government thief to say. “Quit hating the thieves.”

She is proud that she get free services that are so vital that she gives them to her kid! Personally, I think she is a liar and a troll. Her story changes almost as much as her name changes. At first she need it to keep for emergencies, then she became disabled, next she works as a volunteer so its some weird reward, then she had a husband with a good job with all these free goodies, then it became a program that the state just “sent” to her and she gave it to her kid because her husbands job pays for her and his phone and now she is telling us that her husband has just received one. A compulsive liar much like some of our other trolls.

I live in Canada, so this really doesn’t apply to me, but I do see merit in this program. I’ve been kicked out of both my parents places because of their fiancee’s, and so now I’m 19, finishing off high school next year. I will be on social assistance to finish high school, and will barely be able to afford food and rent, let alone ANY kind of phone. There is no program like that here in Canada, so I’ll have to live without, but all I’ll have for communication is the internet that comes with my rent. Anyway, this program is a good thing, but perhaps they should be more strict on who they give it to.

I have been researching free phone service for my ailing mother – who will be returning home after a rather nasty fall. She wants to return home, where she lives alone. I was looking for a little piece of mind regarding her safety and she wants to remain independent. The Safe Link program is an excellent option for her and for me since I am a graduate student with two children to support and she lives on a very small fixed income. For the life of me, I couldn’t remember the name of the company that was offering this free service. I would have had considerable difficulty locating the name of this “government subsidized” program if not for your blog. Thank you for your help. I will be applying on my mother’s behalf for the program. https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/home.aspx

Screeching and screaming will change nothing, welfare whore, but keep it up, I am enjoying laughing at your welfare whore a$$.

Damn, some of you people are a little extreme. Not everyone who gets any type of goverment assistance should be rounded up and shot. I just heard of this program today after recently getting food stamps and thought it may be useful, don’t know if I’ll get it or not. I thought I’d look it up and see what it was all about and came across this site, wow.

I’m almost 26 and this is only my 2nd time trying to get some help, I’m happy that I got my $200 worth of food money so we won’t have to eat crap all month. I’ve been going through this shit since I was 14, when the goverment decided I wasn’t disabled anymore and took away my check. I was born disabled and my mom was disabled about 20 years ago, had it not been for welfare and housing programs we would have been screwed.

BUT, big but. I’ve also seen fraud first hand. Go to your local Job & Family Services or HUD office and just look in the waiting room and parking lot, you will see. People (mainly black, it’s easier for them to get it because the government thinks they need help more) are in these places already with expensive cell phones and nice clothes. Last time I went to HUD I saw 2 BMW’s and a newer model Cadillac in the visitor parking lot. That, is bullshit. I can’t afford even basic transportation, any kind of extra things and haven’t gotten any new clothes in months.

People like that are the ones who ruin government assistance. There’s nothing wrong with it, nothing wrong with needing some help. There is something wrong with getting help when you clearly don’t need it and I just don’t see why they can’t take 1 look at these people and cut them off. Why not? Because some bitch has 5 kids under 3 by several men? Nobody told her to have them, birth control isn’t that hard and you can usually get free condoms from most doctor’s offices.

I’m sure there will be many people doing this just so they can have yet another cell phone that they don’t really need, but I can see it being useful to some. You people also use the phrase “tax dollars” way too much. I doubt that much of your hard earned money will go to this program. Where would you rather have it? Schools? Schools won’t work until we fix the parents. I’d love to go deeper into this but I don’t know how much more I can type in this, I might post a longer response on my site later. (Which was given to me by a friend who wasn’t using it, in case you’re wondering).

Oh, and don’t give me the lame “Another welfare whore toddles through…” line, it isn’t funny. Try harder.

Toddle along, welfare whore. And spend some time looking for a job, instead of writing a bunch of self-serving bullshit.

First of all I had to stop reading some of these post. I found some of them to be simply disgusting and judgemental and narrow minded. God forbid, all of you so called Hard Working Assholes. Yes that’s right I said it. You are all so self fucking righteous. What if tomorrow you woke up and found out that your job is no longer needed, sent overseas, or all your years spent in college trying to perfect your trade, was worth nothing. What in the fuck would you do then. If you could not get back into the field and had to take a less then desirable job; where you barely made enough to cover the basic needs of life. What the fuck would you do then. Apply for the same government handout. I am so tired of ignorant people. By the way I do have onre of these phones and I use it basically for my grandson who is 5 months old and has to go to another county to have his kidneys checked on monthly. And yes, I at one point had a contracted phone that I knew that I could no longer afford due to his on going medical needs. I work and pay taxes just like the rest of you assholes, and struggle every month just to pay the rent, buy my food with cash and pay for my medical coverage through my job. So to all of you single mothers doing it and barely getting by I Salute all of you

And yet you do, endlessly, so, where is all your proof that Christians are using terrorism to force people to convert to Christianity, whiny lying c%nt? Just link us to where you did not say it, so everyone can see what you said, what trannitized said, what boob said. Prove you did not say what you said.

And no, I won’t. I do it and you will immediately screech that I changed it. You link it, and prove you did not say what you said, c*nt.

I was under the assumption that lifeline was for those poverty level, very low income who are on fixed income. Lifeline will give you one of those deals you press “Iv fallen and I can’t get up”. We all make choices in this world.

Keep in mind some people are hit with incurable diseases in the prime of there life. They spend all they had saved for retirement on medical.

I would not take a bus as I was afraid I would get to weak and down I go on some boulevard. Getting a cell phone gave me less fear to go out alone, saved me a couple times from heat sickness to call for a cab and independence.

I personally chose not having a regular hard line phone and just a cell. Just calls from nurses and such, no family really left to chat to so it still was to much.

I use Net10 owned by tracphone “hmmm” but a much better deal.

Please don’t lump disabled into the same basket as leeches. It would be cheaper to not include able to work low income. I believe low income level in ND is like 15 thousand a year for one person. If I got that I would be very happy and could never hold my head up if I applied for government stuff.

Not everyone who gets a cell or has internet uses it for posting on political sites. They use the net to monitor there health, news of new medications being studied that brings them hope, offering support and getting it from others who have chronic health conditions. Buying groceries to be delivered since I personally cant carry bags and bags. researching ways to save money.

Now nobody said that this was unlimited calling, could be they get enough mins for emergency’s and have to pay for extra. This would be good then in my opinion. They might be the one calling for help and it could be one of us.

Good point citizen my buddy is a union pipe fitter/welder and he is making a killing even in a stagnant economy.

What a joke, it would be cheaper to just shoot the poor! Some of these people get thousands of dollars per month. Reduced rent, free health care, food, shelter. Fuck, I work and bust my ass and can’t get ahead.

Fuck the poor.

I saw that and laughed my ass off. So, its point is that criminals need free cellphones so they can turn themselves in for committing all those crimes. What a lying sack of shit.

First of all, it looks like this site needs a better captcha. You shouldn’t be getting this much SPAM.

Secondly, the phones are mailed out so I don’t think too many of these saintly homeless would be able to find an address to use to get their handout phone. There’s a limit of one per address and I would imagine that the local bus stop has already been used by now. That means that the next time I get jumped in a dark alley – which is, by the way, where I try to spend all of my available time – I’m going to have to toss my phone to the homeless guy right off so he can help me out…

Oh and can’t we give a rest to all of the references to the ubiquitous lay-off victims or the “oops, I fell off of the roof and can’t work anymore” people? They’re rhetorical citations at best and these demographics simply aren’t characteristic of the majority of welfare users. Just because someone is abusing the disability program, for instance, does not mean they’re *actually* disabled.

Entitlements/public assistance is all such B.S.

Last but not least, to “tonia” – the dope who posted this:

“What if tomorrow you woke up and found out that your job is no longer needed, sent overseas, or all your years spent in college trying to perfect your trade, was worth nothing. What in the fuck would you do then. If you could not get back into the field and had to take a less then desirable job; where you barely made enough to cover the basic needs of life. What the fuck would you do then. Apply for the same government handout.”

What would I do? I’d take the shit job, probably a second job as well, and work my ass off. That’s where you and I differ. I would mop up public toilets all day long and flip burgers at night to provide for the basic needs of my family. You would take the easy road and let even part of the pay of the poor bastard working the lousy job (you know, the one working the job that you think you’re too good for) go to support your lifestyle. After all of that, you still can’t see how you are a sponge? You are beyond hope.

OK! First off let me say that I am considered poor! I work and pay taxes the same as anyone else. I myself can not afford cable, a phone, or other as you call them luxuries. I have a safe link wireless I am provided with 68 minutes a month. I needed a phone I have kids that require doctor appointments be made! Think about what all of you are saying for a minute. Seriously, how long does 68 minutes last. This is not something the government is giving out so that people can just talk s they wish. This is something to help people like me that need to be able to make important calls! Now I am sure that there are people out there sitting at home with no job and just busting through their minutes, but for people like me who are doing everything they can to keep a roof over the heads of there children who do not get subsidized living because I pay 650.00 a month for my home really could use 20.00 worth of airtime to make sure that important things are taken care of! As far as the landline phone being 13.00. I barely make ends meet just off of my rent and lights. I pay my taxes and once I got my safelink wireless I starting putting applications for a 2nd job! It does not make my happy to know that the government has helped me, but it gives me hope that maybe I can get another job to help provide more for my children!

I was wondering if it receives a check from Axlerod&Emmanuel or if it gets direct deposit. These government funded trolls are so lame, computer illiterate, and clueless that I actually feel bad for them. Till I start laughing at her stupid ass!

Oh, and where is its “valid argument” for illegally using a piece of USG property? Have not seen it yet.

We hate the media, too!!!

You are horribly wrong, while some ppl take advatange of these opportunities because they are lazy, some ppl truely need them because they have had unfornutate things happen that have held them back for the time being. This program could saves lives of those who could not call 911 when their child stopped breathing or something for example.

More bragging from the welfare whore and thief. Too funny. Tell us? How much do you “earn” each week stealing from MS donation cans, welfare whore?

Spark? Her “disorder” is chemical based. Notice she shows up right after her ACCESS card got monied up and she got her “stuff” for the week.

if you dont know how to type then don’t.

In the world of texts and texting, all caps means yelling or screaming something. Which is probably why people are treating you like a raving loon.

The lefties are so fond of “McCarthyism”, aren’t they?
No causal connections demonstrated, just guilt by association.

How do you figure they pay less taxes? As for paying for college, I paid my own way and so did my wife, we are still paying for the student loans. We pay our own bills. When you finish school and start making money are you going to be happy about paying alot of it to the government so they can redistribute it? If you can’t afford it, you don’t need it.

A basic Tracphone is now $7.99 at Target and 60 minutes of time costs, I believe, $20.00 with Tracphone (I have been checking out prepaid phones lately). Actually Tracphone’s minutes are the highest of all the prepaid carriers (becasue their phones are the cheapest). So you are all complaiing about $20.00 a month so a person can have a whopping 60 minutes of airtime a month –at any rate, that does allow you to use it for emergencies and call and get messages from prosepctive employers etc. IF you have been homeless or very broke and without a phone (I have), you understand exactly how necessary a phone is and how cut off and isolated you are without one. And I am always puzzled about those who cry about ‘their’ tax dollars going to help someone — there are not many people who have never worked and paid tax dollars into these programs. That means if I am poor, and I need to access some benefits, its likely I already funded it myself through teh taxes I paid for years . And another little piece of info for you–In California, if a single person draws welfare (“GR”)–a massive 200.00 a month for a limited time, they have to PAY IT BACK. You have to sign liens and if you dont pay it back, they will take it out of your SS when you hit 65. So if you dont want people to access any benefits like this, try being a good neihghbor, family member, friend, sister/brother in Christ,etc to people you know who are struggling. These programs would not nned to exist if everyone was willing to lend a hand to those in their lives, when needed, PERSONALLY. WSe used to do that in the past, now we dont seem to want to dirty out hands personally and then complain when people have to turn to the government for help

WOOF, I am sure that being able to talk to all the dope heads and drug dealers in the housing projects is vital to our national defense. Are you for real. What planet do you live on.

You are a sad, pathetic little squim, aren’t? Please, screech some more, welfare whore, we love laughing at you.

You truly are an idiot.

I made no mention of me being on foodstamps because I am not. I support a family of four with one income because it was planned that way so my wife could stay home with the kids and not let a daycare raise them. There would be a parent with them at all times.

I read or try to read what you pass off as writing and just start passing over it cause first the all caps is truly ignorant to write in. Second, your assumptions and ignorance of other peoples issues and life is truly astonishing.

While being young is nothing to be ashamed of, I find in your case immaturity seems to be the case also.

Owning a cell phone is a luxury not a necesity. The only valid argument for justifying the “free cell phone” program is to offer communication in the event of an emergency. All cell phones are capable of dialing 911 without services….send the “not so fortunate” a used cell phone and they can carry it around and call 911 if they have an emergency!The alternative, GET A JOB! Or GET A BETTER JOB…what did we do 25 yrs ago when cell phones were not as common??

……….afterthough, I see some comments above from those that have been able to get a free phone. I am sure you are sitting at home on your desktop and/or laptop spending $40.00 a month on the internet service to upload your comments…maybe “you” should re-evaluate your priorities!

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I actually don’t fall consistently on a hard line one way or the other on social safety net programs. I am very conservative on some, and very lenient on others when it comes to what I think is right.

This is one of those hard times. Unless you are young, you grew up without cellphones. I worked on a military base, 15 miles away from my home when I was 16. It was a 15 min drive on an often deserted road with NOTHING between the base and the outskirts of my town, and I had no cellphone. Do you think parents then worried any less about their children back then? We don’t get cell service for more than 8 or 9 miles of our deserted stretch of road into town, but , if my children were to break down, having a cellphone without cell service reception is no different than not having one, so you CAN live w/o your children having a cellphone. How are you able to be on the internet? Unless you are utilizing the library, you are able to afford internet, so you are not in the position of TRULYgoing hungry,as much of the developing world is. I watched a program on India a few months ago. The majority of families living in the slums of Mumbai, no running water, no internet, no lights, no food, no windows or doors, no toilet, etc, have cellphones. They pay for them themselves. Surely you are not putting yourself in a category that makes you poorer than those living in a Mumbai slum…

but lests see what happens when a flood or a tornado hits your bitch ass farms and cornfields and your ass is left with nothing but your life are you going to turn down welfare help or is that below you

totally illogical argument. A cellphone is in NO WAY comparable with suffering from a natural disaster. I have zero problem with federal funding for disaster relief.

not afford cable, a phone, or other as you call them luxuries

Are you seriously saying that cable is not a luxury??

Not thinking a free cellphone is a good idea does not mean you want babies starving in the street…you can’t eat a cellphone, so wouldn’t you think the govt should increase food stamps by that amount each month if the concern is supporting a person in a time of need? I notice no “my children are hungry and I would rather have extra food in the cupboard”, but total outrage over questioning the free cellphone policy

These cell phones are not for people to call and gab to their friends. They are meant for emergency use only. That is why you only get a certain amount of minutes per month. The government used to do the same thing for landlines, but don’t offer that program anymore. Some people are simply too poor to afford a phone and if you have small children then this is not a luxery but piece of mind.

How are you able to be on the internet? Unless you are utilizing the library, you are able to afford internet, so you are not in the position of TRULYgoing hungry,as much of the developing world is. I watched a program on India a few months ago. The majority of families living in the slums of Mumbai, no running water, no internet, no lights, no food, no windows or doors, no toilet, etc, have cellphones. They pay for them themselves. Surely you are not putting yourself in a category that makes you poorer than those living in a Mumbai slum…

So, you *are* equating yourself as poorer than those living in the slums of Mumbai, who buy cellphones AND minutes. How are you able to be on the internet? Unless you are using the public library or another free source, then you have the money to pay for the internet. Did you even read that? You think that poor isn’t able to not afford a cellphone. Live overseas for a while and see if you still say that. I am not kidding about what true poverty is. I lived where there is true poverty and they find us to be selfish, as we don’t “get it” The absolute poorest, poverty stricken family in *this* country is middle class or RICH in the developing world. I hope to God you are NEVER in the position where you have to sit on the side of the road and watch your child, who’s belly is bloated from starvation, die, covered in flies, because their parents couldn’t walk all those miles to the closest aid tent.

These cell phones are not for people to call and gab to their friends. They are meant for emergency use only. That is why you only get a certain amount of minutes per month. The government used to do the same thing for landlines, but don’t offer that program anymore. Some people are simply too poor to afford a phone and if you have small children then this is not a luxery but piece of mind.

The cellphones are for whatever the person decides they are for. They don’t monitor the minutes to see if you are only using them for emergencies. You could be ordering a pizza if that is what you want to use it for. I had small children and had NO cellphone, and not 20 years ago, but 10 years ago. I had younger children FIVE years ago and didn’t have a cellphone. I couldn’t afford one. My husband had one becuase he was required to have one for recalls to the base when he was the “on call” person. The military provided it, so even when he was gone for MONTHS at a time, I still didn’t have a cellphone. The military providing a cellphone for recalls to the base is different than this plan.

You want to talk to me about the need for food stamps to afford nutritious food for your children, then let’s talk about that, but if you are on the internet to tell me you are too poor to afford a phone(again, unless you are at the library or another place where it is free) then explain to me how you justify a free phone.

Those of you swearing at people who don’t agree with you makes you sound unintelligent, and I am sure you are not, as intelligence is not dependent on wealth, so maybe what you need is a dollar store thesaurus to look up the big boy and girl words and act like grown ups when you disagree. Argue your point like Tina above did, but act like an adult, as she did, when you do it.

No service support. Tax supported “free” phone came to one client of mine (a homeless, disabled veteran) after 4 months of trying -not working, and when it was reported, a new phone never arrived, even after being given tracking numbers, etc. Customer gave up. A second client never got his phone, either, and also gave up. Calls, emails, etc to the company numbers went unanswered and even pleas to Attorney Generals office, and local and federal representatives went unanswered. A TOTAL TAXPAYER RIPOFF!!!!!

Meee, you need to hook that client(disabled vet) up with the American Legion, hit the Veterans&Active; Duty tab. They will help. It is what they do.

Meee, you need to hook that client(disabled vet) up with the American Legion, hit the Veterans&Active; Duty tab. They will help. It is what they do.

Yep, or the DAV or VFW

What a joke. Now those that don’t have a cell phone are below the poverty level. Since I don’t own a cell phone maybe I should apply for relief.

The best part, jessica? Safelink phones ARE paid for with tax money, from states and Federal. But hey! Keep spreading those lies, you are so good at it.

cell phones are the way we communicate now! the program is intended to help their participants get out of poverty by having access to employers and to lead a more efficient lifestyle! FEDERAL TAX PAYER DOLLARS ARE NOT THE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM! it comes from an FCC fund called the Universal Service Fund. cell phone users pay into this fund through their phone bill, and the USF fuels these type of programs. also, buying more minutes is an option NOT AN OBLIGATION! it is actually intended as a cost control measure, if they want more minutes they can buy them. it is better than having a contract which they are paying for minutes in large blocks, and paying EXTRA.

I would just like to say that the majority of our tax money that is being miss-used isn’t from the poor, it’s the rich. Get mad at an average or poor citizen for taking advantage of these benefits while Scott Summers and Chris Bernenky spend trillions of taxpayers dollars irresponsibly that was held at an anonymous bank and they also got bailed out now thats a smack in the face. I think it’s time to direct the anger in the right direction.

LOL… dang nothing like a never ending post. Must have really hit a sore spot when it comes to the “give it to me free ’cause I deserve it” people.

It is really not hard to do some research https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/benefits.aspx
“SafeLink phones are not paid for by taxpayers or the federal government. TracFone Wireless pays for the phones and also the cost of promoting its SafeLink program to make sure that eligible consumers know about the program.”

OK people, first off not everyone on goverment asssitance is lazy or doesn’t want to work. I am a single mom of two older kids now. When my husband came home early from work and said he wanted to talk, I said can it wait until my friends leave, he said no, and then he said “I DON’T LOVE I NEVER HAVE AND I NEVER WILL, I WANT A DIVORCE), Talk about a shock. At that time my kids were aroud 3- 3 1/2 and my youngest was 18 months when the divorce became final. I went on food stamps, and at that time ADC, now it is cash assistance. I worked full time, and you had to work 20 hours to receive things. I’ve always worked, but needed that little extra help. Now, I’ve been on medical so I am getting unemployment, I am looking for a job as I want to work. I lost my insurance because my unemployment put over the limit. We still get food stamps and my daughter still gets medicaid. I would love a cell phone not only for me, but for my daughter as well. I;d like one because with the kind of work I do I go from house to house to take care of elderly people. I have my certification for home health aide. If I get lost, or have a flat, I can’t call my supervisor to let them know what is going on. My daughter has her license and it would make me feel better if she had a phone for emergencis. So, please don’t put all people down just because they get help. I mean I know there are people that abuse the system and that makes me mad. But, like I said please don’t be mad at all of us.

Why wouldn’t I talk on their government phone , they have been killing me all these years with their government diseases…

Ah! Ain’t that sweet! Another spambot too stupid to do the job it is paid 1/100 of a dollar per hour to perform. Bless its little heart!

I need a phone,please tell me how get on

Well, first you have to go to the county welfare office and blow somebody, the gender of that somebody is up to you, but be careful, blow the wrong somebody and you will get nothing!

I could give you a cell phone with out service and its still required to be able to call 911.

Val you are truly Heaven sent. I agree with you 100%. People are on here taking photos of Mivchelle Obama and talking down on “poor people” which is a very rude name to call anyone. Especially to all of you negative people you are the poor ones, no class, no life, no feelongs, in the end you will be all alone I feel sorry for you all. Some of you maybe average $15.00 per hour if that. I make well over $100,000 per year and I do not treat anyone making $36,000 any different. GOD giveth and he taketh remember that next time some of you judge or criticize. And yes I attempted to apply for this phone for my disabled mother but since we live in California, she cannot receive the benfit of the cell phone. Yes I can easily afford to buy her one as I have, however it is my tax dollars just as well I don’t know what they really use it for I would love to see it spent on my disabled mother and other disabled americans. Have a heart people jesus died for us all did he complain? Does GOD complain when he clothes or feeds you? Please think before toy put others down. You never know when you are a loved one will need public assistance. God bless and be with you all.

Why don’t you get a fucking job and pay for your own shit, stupid and lazy?

The facts are this is a Democrat program. Originated by 3 Democrats. Pushed through Committee by 9 other Democrats. Hidden in the back of a Democrat written and sponsored bill that had nothing to do with welfare. To summarize, this program is 100% Democrat.

Suck on that.

I have been paying taxes out of my check since I was old enough to work, age 14. At age 25 with a three year old son I went to request emergency assistance (3 months of aid ONLY) after being laid off of work. I was offered $12.00 a month in food stamps. No housing, no insurance, no check. I was told I could not qualify for more because, now get this, I had such of a long employment history.This is the frustration you hear from tax payers. Others who make no attempts to work get all of the assistance while those of us who put the money in can not qualify when needed. It is not that we are un-Christian or hateful, it is that the system has failed us. What was once suppose to be there as a safety net has become life long income for some people. I pay for a cell phone and not a home phone because I cannot afford both. However, money is now being taken out of my check for a luxury to those who don’t care enough to WANT more out of their life. A CELL PHONE IS NOT A NECCESSITY! Food, clothing, shelter those are. And according to the Republicans, health insurance is also a luxury so why are we giving it away to those who do not deserve it?

WHy do you care I am pretty sure you or someone in you family have or will be on welfare. You pay taxes anyway stop complaining I make more than you I know for SURE and you don’t see me complaining.

And it is lost, to boot.

And you know how I feel about change, $#% &%@#$!

Safelink is for those who need. This includes my clients, family, and the everyday person. Enough said.

Asking for it in the first place and calling us names for not wanting to give away free phones is the very definition of demanding.

By the way, if you will look about 1/8th inch from the letter A on you keyboard you’ll find the caps lock key. If you will turn off your caps locks you won’t look like a raving loon. Protip!

Bashing on the less fortunate? How is giving someone a free cell phone going to help them? Its a total waste of money. You can get a land line for next to nothing if you want a phone for emergencies. I’ve never accepted any form of government money for welfare.

Ah the tolerant lefty. Calling Alabamians rednecks really makes your point. Are you twelve, Annoying? I have three phones. One land land, one for my wife and my own. I pay for all of them.

I see homeless people all the time Annoying. Do you not? You seem to be their champion. I bet you’re out there helping them in the shelters and working to make their life better? Ha!

Get a clue kid, stop with the cap locks. All you do is make yourself look even more foolish. (If that’s possible)

I’m from Alabama, I’m from Alabama, I’m from Alabama! YEE HAW!

I’m a redneck. I work hard in the fields to grow food for my family and for others. As I do this it sunburns my neck. Somehow for Annoying is an insult. He calls me a redneck because I work hard to provide for my family!

Good work Annoying!

Make fun of the South some more to prove what an outstanding tolerant liberal you are! Hypocrite thy name is liberal.

Checked the facts, and you are a welfare whore.

ACTUALLY…..MY INTERNET, HOME PHONE AND CABLE IS FREE. THANKS FOR ASKING. MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR THE CABLE COMPANY. SO ANOTHER FREE LUXURY I GET IN LIFE. AND I GET ABOUT 500 CHANNELS. SO, THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE YOU CAN BE MAD AT. OH, PLUS I JUST GOT A FREE BRAND SPANKING NEW DESKTOP COMPUTER FROM HP. FOR BEING AN OUTSTANDING CITIZEN SERVING MY COMMUNITY THOUGH IM DISABLED. WOW!!! IMAGINE THAT. GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO DO GOOD FOR OTHERS, RATHER THAN SIT AROUND AND BITCH ABOUT PAYING FOR SOMEONE LESS FORTUNATE THAN THEM TO HAVE A FREE 19 DOLLAR PHONE..

SO I WORK FOR FREE….BASICALLY, I PAY FOR MY FREE PHONE DEAR.

I can certainly understand that the cell phone program for the poor is really a weird idea. However I was fired from an auto parts store just because Ohio is a hire and fire at will state. It’s a shame that we have laws like that. Sure a cell phone is nice i used to be able to afford one. 68 minutes per month is good for an emergency. The real problem is that the U.S.A is in real trouble this time. It’s no joke I am a hard working 49 year old man. Now being denied unemployment because of the green clover logo auto parts store over bought out other stores and demanding employees to endure anything that that company says is fair.
At any rate there will be higher unemployment no job is safe. I get $200.00 a month for food only toilet paper not (LOL) no cash and i do have to work @ places to cover that $ 200.00 that I’m getting on an Ohio card So I’m very thankful for that I hope you’ll all go to the auto parts stores that begin with the letter A..The other auto parts store that will be in your area I hope you’ll understand that the people behind the counter are worn out and it’s not you causing that it’s management it’s a struggle working for a company like that and many times being denied a lunch break Yeah so what it’s against the law so try to afford an attorney. So what I’m saying “Please try not to judge the poor I just became poor but not homeless yet! I’m not talking about 3rd generation welfare either. We are all going to have to rely on eachother so get used to it. So what a free cell phone big deal!

Which is a TAX on everyone else’s phone bill. Dumbass.

#1 Veterans can have anything they want in my book! I will help pay! #2 Life, Liberty, and the persuit of Happiness is in the “Preamble” not the “Constitution”. The Preamble is a introduction not the legal part.
Cell phones are a luxury, the “American Dream” is for our Vet’s and those who earn it!

So with all of these “free benefits” how can you not afford a phone? Your husband has a job and you get free cable service, a hundred dollar value where I live, so you can afford it. My wife’s phone costs me a grand total of 30.00.

You work for free so somehow this pays for your phone? Here’s an idea, if you can work for free, you can work for pay Annoying. GET A JOB.

Are you really so pitiful that you can’t afford $19.00? Yet you have the gall to call hardworking people rednecks!

One last question Annoying, why did you change your name from Candy to Annoying?

Oh, and now it will jump in and screech&wail; that it is too a real wooden boy blahblahblahblahblah.

I said OK, Carry On then.

Hi Annoying, I’ve when back and read all your comments. You really are a jerk! So far you have admitted that the program is a luxury because you said you have the luxury of owning one of the free phones. You also taunted everyone by saying you didn’t have to come up with the money to pay for it, WE DO! When called out on it you pulled out the redneck card! Wow! Somehow you are a single parent with a husband that works for the cable company? Get your story straight troll.

Hi I’m Annoying, I demand free goods and services and when the people that are paying for them complain I call them rednecks and brag about all the free services I’m getting. I am a net drain on the economy and the reason we have Zero as President because he offers me free stuff. Yet I’m the good person here because I support charity! (Mostly for me)

What say you, Annoying? I need to be amused today!

HEY STUPID RETARD, NEVER ONCE DID I SAY I WAS A SINGLE PARENT. READ THE BLOGS AGAIN, SINCE YOU SAID YOU READ THEM ALL. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED 15 YEARS. OH AND IM SURE BECAUSE YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT IS A ZERO, IS BECAUSE YOU ARE A RACIST, I CAN ALREADY SEE THAT COMING. AND ALSO I CHANGED MY NAME FROM CANDY TO ANNOYED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A BLOG WHERE PEOPLE HAD COMMON COURTESY AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND DIDNT BASH ON PEOPLE THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE. BUT THAT WASNT THE CASE, SO IT ANNOYED ME. SO ONCE AGAIN FOR THE 100TH TIME GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. ONLY THING IVE SAID IS THAT IM DISABLED, NOT THAT IM A SINGLE MOM. UNLESS COARSE THATS WHAT YOU THINK DISABLED MEANS SINCE YOU ARE SUCH AN IDIOT.

WORK FOR THE FREE, HOW DO I DO THAT??? HMMMMMM. ITS CALLED VOLUNTEER WORK? EVER HEARD OF IT?? ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID, THE MORE YOU TYPE THE MORE STUPID YOU GET. I HAVE A JOB…AND I BET I WORK HUNDREDS OF HOURS MORE THAN YOU DO, AND I DO IT FOR FREE. HELPING THE HOMELESS, HELPING BATTERED WOMEN, HELPING ABUSED CHILDREN. SO IN TURN I THINK I PAYED FOR MY FREE PHONE. I CANT HAVE A 9 TO 5 JOB, BECAUSE SEE WHEN YOU VOLUNTEER, YOU DO IT ON YOUR TIME, AND WHEN IM REALLY SICK, OR MY DISABILITY HAS IT TO WHERE IM INCAPABLE OF LEAVING THE BED FOR A WEEK, I DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING FIRED. NOT EVERYONE WAS MADE PERFECT LIKE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. AND YOUR REBUTTALS ARE QUITE LAME, YOU SOUND LIKE A BULLY TRYING TO GET THE LAST WORD AND SOUND LIKE YOU’RE SOME BAD ASS, WHEN REALLY YOU’RE NOT. OH, GOTTA GO, MY FREE PHONE IS RINGING!

YOU IDIOT, I WORK IN THE CHARITY. MAN, I MUST HAVE FOUND THE WORLDS DUMBEST BLOG. I WORK WITH THE VETS. I WORK WITH THEM ALL. I THINK YOU ALL READ WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED.

LIKE I SAID…..I DONT GET WELFARE. I DONT GET WELFARE, I DONT GET WELFARE. HELLO? I DONT GET WELFARE. I AM ON DIABILITY, BECAUSE MY OWN IMMUNE SYSTEM ATTACKS THE MUSCLE TISSUE IN MY BODY, AND THERE ARE DAYS, WEEKS, WHEN IM PRETTY MUCH UNABLE TO MOVE/WALK. SO I SPEND MY TIME, ONLINE HELPING CHARITIES, SORT THROUGH QUESTIONS, DOCUMENTS, WHAT HAVE YOU. AND WHEN IM WELL, I VOLUNTEER MY TIME AT FOOD BANKS, AND WITH THE VETS, AND BATTERED WOMEN….AND SUCH. YES I HAVE A LOT OF FREE LUXURY’S, AND I GUESS IF YOU WANT THEM, GO WORK AT A CABLE COMPANY AND STOP COMPLAINING.

I CALLED YOU A REDNECK TO “LABEL” YOU. LIKE YOU LABEL OTHERS. BUT I GUESS THAT WENT OVER YOUR HEAD, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE DOES.

SO YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF “INTELLIGENT” THINGS TO SAY, SO YOU ARE GOING BACK TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOW WITH YOUR COMMENTS?

OHHH THE REDNECK LINE AGAIN….WOW THATS GETTING OLD. I KNOW YOU READ MY EXPLANATION ON WHY YOU WERE CALLED A REDNECK. IT WAS A “LABEL”.. DID YOU LIKE THE “LABEL” NO YOU DIDNT. SO YOU NEED TO STOP LABELING OTHERS…SINGLE MOTHERS AS WHORES, HOMELESS PEOPLE AS DRUG ADDICTS, AND SO ON. YOU ARE PRETTY DENSE, I CAN SEE.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT ROTTEN APPLES MR RICH GUY IN ALABAMA, HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO DIG THROUGH THE TRASH TO EAT ONE? HAHHA I DOUBT IT. BUT YOU “HOMLESS” FRIENDS THAT YOU DONT GIVE 2 SHITS ABOUT HAVE.

I DONT RECALL SAYING SILVER SPOONS. CUZ ACTUALLY I WAS BORN INTO A PRETTY WEALTHY FAMILY. BUT ATLEAST I CAN APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WHO WERE LESS FORTUNATE, AND I SPEND MY TIME TRYING TO HELP THOSE IN NEED.
AND F*CK BUSH.

Stop shouting, it’s rude to write in ALL CAPS.

Is this Dino’s buddy.

LIKE MY NEW NAME?

IM NOT SHOUTING, I TYPE IN CAPS. LET ME GUESS YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT TOO. SO MANY PROBLEMS ON THIS PAGE. MAYBE YOU ALL NEED MEDICATION.

That explains it.

I see we have another leftie a-hole shouter…

We should not have our income and freedom taken from us because some are too lazy or unforunate to have what others have.

AND ANOTHER THING. I DO HAVE MY OWN CELL PHONE. THE FREE ONE I GOT, I GAVE TO MY DAUGHTER TO PUT IN HER BACK PACK TO CARRY IF THERE WAS EVERY ANY EMERGENCY THAT SHE NEEDED TO CALL HOME FOR. WHICH HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. THE SCHOOL DISMISSED EARLY, WITHOUT EVEN CALLING HOME, AND SHE HAD TO USE HER PHONE FROM THE BUS STOP TO LET ME KNOW SHE WAS THERE, SINCE THE SCHOOL NEVER INFORMED ANYONE IT WAS GETTING OUT. SO WHO SHOULD I BE MAD AT? THE SCHOOLS? BECAUSE THEY DROPPED A 9 AND 4 YEAR OLD OFF ON A STREET CORNER BY THEMSELVES ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST STREETS IN THE AREA? I COULD. BUT NO, LUCKILY SHE HAD THE PHONE TO CALL ME, AND WE WENT AND GOT THEM.

I AGREE 100%. EXCEPT ITS OUT VETS WHO ARE NOW HOMELESS, AND ON WELFARE, BECAUSE AFTER THEIR SERVICES, OUR NATION JUST DUMPED THEM ON THEIR ASSES, AND NOW THEY STAND IN LINE EVERYDAY AT THE SOUP KITCHEN. AND IN REALITY THATS WHO IS REALLY BEING BASHED HERE. LUCKILY NOW, THEY JUST BUILT NEW TOWN HOMES FULLY FURNISHED FOR HOMELSS VETS. AND THE PLACE IS GORGEOUS. IM SURE THAT WILL BE ANOTHER RANT ON ANOTHER BLOG. “VETS GET FREE FURNISHED HOUSING, WTF!”"”

or someone is robbing you while youre asleep or held at gun point
then you will be glade that homless guy knows how to dail 911

How is the “homless” guy going to see the robber, robbing me while I’m asleep unless he is the robber? The “homless” are often known to be altruistic souls that report all crime. Its like a neighborhood watch!

Really? Perhaps you could show us the ballot on which the majority voted for free cellphones? Which election was it listed in? What specifically was it called on those ballots? Enlighten us, socialist.

Amen Anna, this thread is the gift that keeps on giving.

im a single mother of two my hubby died last year and me and my girls are doing everything possable just to keep a flote so when i heard about the phones for the poor i just had to check it out and let me tell you for those who cant afford a phone they are a god send ,so i guess what im sayin is to all of you who are dissing them god bless you because a lot of people can not afford a phone they can barley afford theier homes so go diss on some other plan to help our failing aconomy and STOP being such ASSES…

I personally do not think that its a big deal because if they don’t get the cell phone they can get a land line phone and pay like 13 dollars a month and everything else would be funded by the government or taxpayer anyway. Plus I don’t think cellphones are luxury items anymore unless they have cameras, GPS, mp3, video, web, and bluetooth enabled but these days a regular phone with a hour talk time will get you nowhere, my kids have phones with at least 1500 minutes and 900 anytime minutes. I will be more offended if these poor people got the same phone with the same features with the same minutes or close to it as what I worked hard to pay for myself but what they are given it is truly an emergecy phone and I almost fell bad that they were even offered breadcrumbs while people who can afford a more luxury type phone and plan sit around and complain that about 3 cents of their taxes dollars go toward helping others get crap sandwiches compered to their stake lobster dinners.

“First thing first, it is not paid by taxpayer dollars, its paid for by the Universal Service Charge.
tryllin001 on May 26, 2009 at 10:24 pm”

Which is tax dollars, you fucking moron.

I am so sorry that your tax money has to pay for my cell phone now that I am 80 years old, living on social security, and medical bills up the wazzooo. Remember, when I was working, my tax dollars paid for your education. I was taught that we much all look out for each other. There are people that are not poor by choice.

I notice a trend here. Every once in a while this thread becomes active and its always some socialist who thinks he or she deserves everything free.

Hey, if you rob Peter to pay Paul, you’ll always have Paul’s support.

Personally, I always thought of a cell phone as a luxury. You have it if you can afford it. It’s something you earn.

I agree with you Rob. Most people seem to forget that we have the freedom of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, although this is not a guarantee of equal results.

That is know not no dear…….you are quite(not quit) welcome.

Maybe you could treat others like humans? You seem to demand what you do not offer. You make wild assumptions about people, insult where they live and then you have the nerve to “poor me, I’m a human too”?

Try acting like it. Acting like a grown up would be nice as well, but acting like a human is good enough for now.

The more HE types the stupider he gets??? He sounds like a bully? Who is screeching like a banshee in all caps?

What a Susy Sunshine you must be when you volunteer.

Common courtesy and respect for others? Did that really shoot out of your fingers Candy/Annoyed? Oh, the irony!

OH NOOOO, ANOTHER PERSON BOTHERED BY THE ALL CAPS. FREE PHONES…. FREE SCHOOLING. FREE THIS FREE THAT. GOODNESS SAKES. THE CAPS IS A REAL KILLER HUH. YOU PEOPLE ARE SO EASILY ANGERED. ID HATE TO SEE YOU ALL AT A PARTY TOGETHER. BE A BUNCH OF ANGRY CRY BABY BULLIES RANTING AND RAVING CUZ YOU DIDNT GET A FREE DRINK.

Oh my…stay away from the poor vets. You sound unhinged, and they have already sacrificed enough. They don’t need to sacrifice themselves on the alter of your unhinged-ness when they come home or retire, just so you can feel even more self important than you do now.

My husband is a disabled veteran. Yes, your favorite thing to be a martyr about. Not only is he a veteran, but he also won the disabled jack-pot. Shouldn’t you be giving him your computer? I mean, he beats you out in the pity, who is the king of the disabled party, right? That seems to be how you base your entire life, judging by your rants here. “I am more deserving than any of you are because I am disabled”. Shhhh…don’t tell anyone, but you are NOT the only disabled person in this country, and…..again, shhhhhhh……most disabled people, including those with the most challenging disabilities W-O-R-K for money to pay their bills, AND, they manage to volunteer as well.

My husband is a disabled veteran.

Most don’t complain about services given to vets, particularly disabled vets, because they served and sacrificed so people can have the freedom to go around demanding luxuries(yes, Virginia, there was life before cellphones) because they are disabled, or a college student, or a parent, or “just because” they deserve it. A CELLPHONE IN EVERY POT(FDR would have loved you). There is an irony in that don’t you think?

Now, since you like to focus your entire posts on being disabled, I will chime in. I must go now Mrs. Annoyed, because I would like to spend some time with my DISABLED veteran husband before he gets up at 3:30 in the morning to go work…..for money….so we can pay our bills….including our cellphone.

Did I mention that he is a disabled veteran???

Good Night Mrs. Annoying. I hope you find some peace and a lessening of bitterness about your condition. Life isn’t fair, and that can suck big time, but life is also what you make out of it, including the attitude with which you live it.

I wish you well.

what gives you the right to judge others.i feel pity for you when a unforeseen situation sets in on you.then lets see how you feel.you never think it could be you but what if? judge not lest ye not be judged.

I just got a TracFone on the Safelink plan. I’m a low income college student who has to pay for tuition and book and does not have enough money to pay for a monthly cell phone bill. This plan has really helped me with my money issues! I also got a really cool phone!! I would recommend it to anyone who has a low income and is in need of a cell phone.

Sweet bleeding Jeebus, no wonder this country is so fucked.

I am sorry you suffer like that. However, you need to get off the “poor-me” it doesn’t work well for you in any way, other than to feed your bitterness and anger, AND, it is a total and complete INSULT to all the millions upon millions of disabled people who don’t want to be singled out because of their disability and manage to overcome the most extreme circumstances to be a productive and active part of this country without demanding attention because of their situation.

When we volunteer, we should learn a lesson about self-LESS-ness, and appreciation not continue to be SELF-ish and so totally focused on yourself. You seem to want to be rewarded for volunteering, when the very spirit of the word means to give of yourself WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING BACK.

If it wasn’t for all those greedy, money grubbing, “haters” YOU would have NONE of your “luxuries”, because your husband would not have a job were it not for all those selfish pigs who PAY FOR THEIR OWN CABLE.

You seem to spend all your time whining about why you deserve everything in life. Funny, the poorest people in the world, living in the slums of Mumbai in tin shacks with raw sewage flowing through their homes don’t complain as much as you do….oh, they all pay for their own cellphones as well.

So, you are saying that you, an American living with free cable, is suffering because you wouldn’t have a 19.00 or 29.0(whatever the correct amount is) cellphone?

Have you ever lived overseas??? I have, and I can say confidence, that you HAVE NO CLUE.

take?

Whose fault is all this? Who has systematically pushed unnecessary and massively restrictive taxation and regulation onto the citizens of America?

The hand you hold is the hand that has dragged you down. Wake the fuck up.

i think its funny u fucking idiots are upset over the gov offering lower income americans cellphones that are prepaid for free- i dont know if you noticed but most people today have cut their home phones in exchange for cells u have too fucking communicate some how-babysitter,counsler,job,whatever- i could see being upset if this gov was passing out free cadilacs for everyone 2 get 2 work or some bullshit like that then i would totally say that is some bullshit-the way i see it if you cant wake up in the morning and decide which part of the world you want 2 travel 2 or which half a mill car u want 2 buy today is on your 2 do list like these rich assholes that share this country with us white and black then there are only 2 types of classes cocksucking rich and bend me over and fuck me sideways poor and how much more crappy american craftsmanship bullshit u can sell me but hey im proud 2 be a american where they lie in bed with other countrys but treat there vets and everybody else like dumb asses

OH, DEA,R MRS. ANNOYED. I WAS SIMPLY LETTING YOU KNOW THAT MY HUSBAND IS ONE-UP YOU ON THE DISABLED LADDER, AND WONDERED WHEN HE COULD BE EXPECTING YOU TO GIVE HIM YOUR COMPUTER. HE DESERVES IT RIGHT? I MEAN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR POSTS SEEMS TO BE CENTERED AROUND YOU AND WHAT YOU DESERVE BECAUSE YOU ARE DISABLED. I AM SIMPLY TAKING UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF AND WONDERING WHAT WE CAN EXPECT YOU TO GIVE US.

I MEAN, HE GAVE THIS COUNTRY OVER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE SO YOU COULD COME HERE AND ACT LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN ACTING. SURELY YOU SHOULD NOT BE SO SELFISH AND KEEP FROM HIM WHAT HE *DESERVES*. HE COULD REALLY USE A NEW COMPUTER. WHY SHOULDN’T YOU BE THE ONE TO GIVE IT TO HIM?

YOU DON’T WANT TO GIVE HIM YOUR THINGS? WELL, YOU MIGHT SOUND LIKE A WHINY CRY BABY BULLY BITCHING AT A PARTY BECAUSE YOU CAN’T GET A FREE DRINK, NOW WOULDN’T YOU?

BUT WE ARENT TALKING ABOUT AFRICA…OR OVERSEAS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR OWN PEOPLE HERE, IN THE USA. YES WE LIVE BETTER THAN OTHERS, WITHOUT A DOUBT. DOESNT MEAN THAT PEOPLE DONT STILL HAVE STRUGGLES OR HARDSHIPS.

I wonder how many would gladly give up that cell phone for an increase in the equivalent in food stamps?

What was it…$29?

While it may not seem like alot, to those that are barely making it (I unfortunately have to raise my hand here – family of 4 supported by me by choice) or for those that don’t have anything, that $29 can buy quite a bit from the right places. For me, that would be an extra couple of packages of hamburger that could be separated and frozen for the month, or a turkey, maybe two, that can be cooked and cut up for many uses throughout the month.

A cellphone is a luxury, a want – not a need.

I MIGHT relent and say a cellphone would be a needed IF the person had no home phone available so potential job employers could contact them. That would be the only time i would relent on my thoughts on cell phones. Otherwise it is a waste, and would be better suited to increasing the persons food stamps.

First thing first, it is not paid by taxpayer dollars, its paid for by the Universal Service Charge.

God forbid we pool our resources to help those who truly need financial assistance to get a job, get job training, feed their family, etc. A cell phone with 70 minutes? That’s *so* extravagant. You ever think those people might not be looking to scam the system but might actually need a way for potential employers to contact them so they can get back on their feet? I’m not saying people aren’t trying to game the system, but NOT everyone on welfare is looking to cheat taxpayers. I just don’t get how people can call themselves Christians, when Christ would be ashamed to see how you act when the state tries to help those who need help the most. If you don’t agree with social services, don’t accept them and don’t vote for people who support them.

And more people graduate from higher education institutions per capita in Alabama than any other state in the US.

WHO THE HELL WAS SAYING ANYTHING BAD ABOUT VETS? AGAIN ANOTHER IDIOTIC PERSON…TAKING THINGS OUT OF CONTEXT.

OH, AND ALL YOUR SPELLING MISTAKES MAKE PERFECT SENSE NOW. FOR SOME REASON, IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO MAKE SENSE WHEN YOU ARE TYPING IN ALL CAPS.

Most of the poor already go cell phones and High Defintition TV’s since the rest of their bills are paid for. Must be nice to be poor in the U.S.
Soon we will be paying for their cable tv and internet (broadband of course).

WELL MAYBE MRS. SMART ASS. IF HE GOT OFF HIS ASS NOW AND SERVED HIS COMMUNITY, HE’D GET A FREE COMPUTER. I GOT A COMPUTER FOR THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT I DO, TO HELP OTHERS, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE ONLINE, AND ACCESSIBLE. VETERANS DESERVE EVERYTHING THEY CAN GET, I AGREE. I COME FROM A MILITARY FAMILY. YOUR HIS WIFE, WHY DONT YOU TRY GIVING HIM WHAT HE DESERVES. OR MAYBE IF HE GAVE YOU WHAT YOU DESERVED, YOU WOULDNT BE SUCH A SMART ASS ANGRY BITCH. HOW BOUT THIS, ILL BUY YOU A DRINK. THOUGH I COULD PROBABLY GET IT FOR FREE SINCE MY UNCLE IS A BAR TENDER. DAMN….LUCKY ME. BUT YOU TRYING TO SAY HE DESERVES MORE THAN ME BECAUSE I AM NOT A VET IS RIDICULOUS. IM NOT SAYING I AM OWED ANYTHING. AND REALLY, YOU ALL JUST SOUND LIKE A BUNCH OF JEALOUS ASSHOLES, AND THE MORE YOU TYPE THE MORE I WANT TO VOMIT. OHHHHHH AND GET THIS SHIT……..BEST BUY IS GIVING AWAY FREE VIRGIN MOBILE PHONES, YOU ALL BETTER START BITCHING ABOUT THAT!!!!!

OR WAS THE THE SPELL CHECK AGAIN, TO FEEL SPECIAL…TO FEEL LIKE THE BIGGER PERSON. GOOD FOR YOU. PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK FOR THAT ONE, YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. AND UM, NO I DONT DRINK, I DONT DO DRUGS, NOR DO I SMOKE. SO TRY AGAIN ON YOUR LAME COMEBACK PLEASE. IMPRESS ME NEXT TIME. OH, AND I USUALLY DONT DRIVE, BECAUSE OF MY CONDITION.

Ar you a Calvinist?

You checked nothing. You are once again lying.

Write in your own words the facts that support your case so we can laugh at your lies.
Now prove to us that you checked the facts you whiny lying whore.

Before you go around making comments, learn to spell . Then your posts might make some sense….minuets? Dork.

I don’t see why they couldn’t
Other carriers are probably cheaper.

So why can’t they just buy all of their minuets

This is more a bonus for Trackphone than the poor.

YOU SEE SEVERAL MORE WHO ARE FAR MORE OBSCENE? HMMM MAYBE YOURS?

To anyone who posts here. 2hotel9 is an idiot and a liar. Do not waste your time responding or engaging him in debate.
He is not a reasonable person, as excessive alcohol consumption has eroded his reasoning ability. Other words his brain is gone. He is not worth your time.

There will always be deserving people who get use out of any program. Some people, like yourself, have truly fallen on hard times and desperately need the hand up.

To make sweeping policy changes based on some people down on their luck is folly.

Charities take care of those down on their luck more efficiently, and with greater compassion than the government. While a free cell phone seems like a compassionate thing to do…very cheap…it’s bad policy. As Anna and Greg pointed out, it’s just not necessary. Free land lines are already available, and even a disabled cell can call 911.

Compassion must always be coupled with intelligence.

SERIOUSLY, CAN YOU GUYS SHUT THE HELL UP OVER THE CAPS?? IF YOU DONT HAVE A VALID ARGUMENT, THEN DONT TYPE. ITS NOT HARD TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE HERE BASHING ON PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

SafeLink Wireless: A Government Welfare Program For Cell Phones
By Rob on February 26, 2009 at 06:37 pm
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Did you know that your tax dollars are subsidizing cell phones for poor people? That’s what SafeLink Wireless is, according to the website:

SAFELINK WIRELESS® service is U.S. government supported program for Income eligible households provided by TracFone Wireless, Inc. In order to participate in the SAFELINK WIRELESS® service, persons must meet certain eligibility requirements set by each State where the service is to be provided. These requirements are based on a person’s participation in a state or Federal support programs or by meeting the Income Poverty Guidelines as defined by the U.S. Government. SAFELINK WIRELESS® service is limited to one person per household.

Personally, I always thought of a cell phone as a luxury. You have it if you can afford it. It’s something you earn. It’s certainly not something that should be part of a welfare package for “the poor.”

I mean, what motivation do people who are poor have to make themselves better if they can go through life eating subsidized food, living in subsidized housing while talking on their subsidized cell phones?

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Greg in Alabama [Moderator] 1 hour ago in reply to MRS. ANNOYED
Actually Annoying, you are garbage because you’ve admitted that you don’t want or need the phone and continue to use it.

These are your words…

THIS PHONE IS A SAFETY MEASURE TO PROTECT THE LESS FORTUNATE IN THIS COUNTRY.

You, by your own admission, do not need this safety measure and are not one of the “less fortunate” so you are garbage. Now, come back here and tell everone why I am a stupid, racist, redneck, retard for pointing out the program is worthless for giving phones to people that do not want or need them. (Your own words)
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Greg in Alabama [Moderator] 2 hours ago in reply to MRS. ANNOYED
Ah Annoying, you are full of excuses! Did I read correctly, you said the state sent you the phone and you don’t care if you have it? Yet you are on this blog arguing about it right now? Man, you really are a troll. If you don’t care if you have it and have no need for it, why are you using it? You’ve actually proven our point about the whole program. It largely used by idiots that “don’t need it”. This is by your own admission. Thank you for proving our point by your continued ramblings.
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sanity [Moderator] 4 hours ago in reply to MRS. ANNOYED
You truly are an idiot.

I made no mention of me being on foodstamps because I am not. I support a family of four with one income because it was planned that way so my wife could stay home with the kids and not let a daycare raise them. There would be a parent with them at all times.

I read or try to read what you pass off as writing and just start passing over it cause first the all caps is truly ignorant to write in. Second, your assumptions and ignorance of other peoples issues and life is truly astonishing.

While being young is nothing to be ashamed of, I find in your case immaturity seems to be the case also.
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2hotel9 [Moderator] 4 hours ago
You are a sad, pathetic little squim, aren’t? Please, screech some more, welfare whore, we love laughing at you.
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SOUR DULCE [Moderator] 0 minutes ago in reply to 2hotel9
THE ONLY WHORE I KNOW OF IS YOUR MOM….AND THATS FOR HAVING YOU.
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SOUR DULCE [Moderator] 6 hours ago in reply to SOUR DULCE
YES, THIS IS MRS ANNOYED….
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SOUR DULCE [Moderator] 6 hours ago in reply to 2hotel9
YOU SEE SEVERAL MORE WHO ARE FAR MORE OBSCENE? HMMM MAYBE YOURS?
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 6 hours ago in reply to 2hotel9 1 person liked this.
TRY GETTING AN EDUCATION, BECAUSE YOUR LAME ASS BASHES ON PEOPLE ARE DUMB AS HELL. YOU OFFER NOTHING TO THIS BLOG, EXCEPT YOUR STUPIDITY. AND ACTUALLY, IF YOU WANNA GO THAT ROUTE I BUY YOUR MOMS FOOD STAMPS SO SHE CAN GET METH. SO NOW, I CAN SOUND AS COOL AS YOU.
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2hotel9 [Moderator] 7 hours ago
So, we have a screecher in the thread. No actual point or reason, just screeching. How lame. Now go get your foodstamps and sell them for more meth, screecher.
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to badlands4
OH GOODNESS I SHOULD BASH ON YOU FOR YOUR TYPING ERROR. YOU BEING THE PERFECTIONIST AND ALL, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to Kenny
YEAH…WELL LETS SEE. IF I DEMANDED THE PHONE…SAID I DESERVE THE PHONE GIVE IT TO ME…THEN OK, YEAH ID BE GARBAGE. BUT CONSIDERING, IT CAME TO ME RIGHT INTO MY MAIL BOX, BECAUSE IM ON DISABILITY, ITS MINE TO KEEP. I EVEN CALLED THEM AND SAID, UMMM I DIDNT BUY A PHONE. AND THEY SAID THEY WERE SENDING IT TO PEOPLE ON DISABILITY. SO BASICALLY YOU ARE JUST TALKING OUT OF YOUR ASS ABOUT SOMETHING YOU HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT. HAHAH FRAUDULENT. OK. IF IT STATES PEOPLE ON SSD GET THE PHONE, AND IM ON SSD, WHERE IS THE FRAUD IN THAT????
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to badlands4
UM, I GET FREE PHONE, CABLE AND INTERNET…..THANK YOU. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR THE COMPANY. ITS THEIR PERK. I DONT LIVE IN MUMBAI, I LIVE IN THE US. SO BASICALLY ID RATHER WORRY ABOUT US PROBLEMS, THAN THEIRS. IM NOT THE ONE COMPLAINING. YOU GUYS ARE. IM RANTING ABOUT YOU BASHING PEOPLE THAT ARE LOW INCOME, OR ON WELFARE, OR SINGLE MOMS, AND THINGS TO THAT NATURE. BUT YOU SEEM TO DENSE TO REALIZE IT.
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to CrimsonPolitiTider
I AGREE TOTALLY WITH YOU. PEOPLE THINK EVERYONE IS TRYING TO CHEAT THE SYSTEM. ITS SO ANNOYING.

AND PS, THE ALABAMA BASH WAS ME PROVING TO ALABAMA THAT IT ISNT COOL TO LABEL SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE THAT WHAT YOU HEARS. AS IN THEM LABEL SINGLE MOTHERS AS WELFARE WHORES, OR HOMLESS PEOPLE AS DRUG ADDICTS……
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to badlands4
AGAIN….”DEMANDED”. WHERE AT DO YOU SEE DEMANDED? YOU JUST LIKE TO RUN YOUR MOUTH TO FEEL IMPORTANT. DO YOU WANT MY FREE PHONE. WILL THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY. I DONT USE IT ANYHOW. LIKE I SAY, MY DAUGHTER CARRIES IT IN HER BACK PACK.
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to sanity
OH GOODNESS, PLEASE DONT TELL THEM YOU ARE ON FOODSTAMPS…..YOU’LL BE A WORTHLESS WHORE IN THEIR BOOKS……IM TELLING YOU. ASSHOLES FILL THIS BLOG. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to badlands4
WELL I APOLOGIZE THAT YOUR DISABLE HUSBAND HAS TO WORK…..MAYBE PERHAPS YOU SHOULD BE PICKING UP THE SLACK? IM NOT SURE, IM NOT SURE OF YOUR SITUATION. MY WHO DEAL ON THIS DISABLED THING WAS PEOPLE WERE RANTING AND RAVING THAT “WELFARE WHORE” ARE GETTING THESE PHONES….AND I CLEARLY STATTED THAT I AM NOT ON WELFARE, MY HUSBAND WORKS, I VOLUNTEER WHEN I CAN, AND THE STATE SENT ME A FREE PHONE. I DIDNT DEMAND IT, DIDNT ASK FOR IT…DONT CARE IF I HAVE IT. BUT YET THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE JUST GOING ON AND ON WITH THE SAME LAME COME BACKS ABOUT GET A JOB, GET THIS GET THAT. IF I WASNT DISABLED AND COULD RELY ON MY BODY TO FULLY FUNCTION 100% OF THE TIME, YOU BET YOUR ASS ID BE OUT THERE WORKING. AS I DID FROM THE AGE OF 13 UNTIL 29. I MAY NOT GET PAID, BUT I DO WORK. SO REALLY….STOP BITCHING. I SHOULD BE THE ONE BITCHING FOR DOING THE WORK YOU STUCK UP ASS PEOPLE WONT TO BECAUSE YOU ARE TO BUSY POLISHING YOUR BMW’S OR GOING TO THE FANCY HIGH PRICE YOGA CLUBS.
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to badlands4
OR WAS THE THE SPELL CHECK AGAIN, TO FEEL SPECIAL…TO FEEL LIKE THE BIGGER PERSON. GOOD FOR YOU. PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK FOR THAT ONE, YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. AND UM, NO I DONT DRINK, I DONT DO DRUGS, NOR DO I SMOKE. SO TRY AGAIN ON YOUR LAME COMEBACK PLEASE. IMPRESS ME NEXT TIME. OH, AND I USUALLY DONT DRIVE, BECAUSE OF MY CONDITION.
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to badlands4
WELL MAYBE MRS. SMART ASS. IF HE GOT OFF HIS ASS NOW AND SERVED HIS COMMUNITY, HE’D GET A FREE COMPUTER. I GOT A COMPUTER FOR THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT I DO, TO HELP OTHERS, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE ONLINE, AND ACCESSIBLE. VETERANS DESERVE EVERYTHING THEY CAN GET, I AGREE. I COME FROM A MILITARY FAMILY. YOUR HIS WIFE, WHY DONT YOU TRY GIVING HIM WHAT HE DESERVES. OR MAYBE IF HE GAVE YOU WHAT YOU DESERVED, YOU WOULDNT BE SUCH A SMART ASS ANGRY BITCH. HOW BOUT THIS, ILL BUY YOU A DRINK. THOUGH I COULD PROBABLY GET IT FOR FREE SINCE MY UNCLE IS A BAR TENDER. DAMN….LUCKY ME. BUT YOU TRYING TO SAY HE DESERVES MORE THAN ME BECAUSE I AM NOT A VET IS RIDICULOUS. IM NOT SAYING I AM OWED ANYTHING. AND REALLY, YOU ALL JUST SOUND LIKE A BUNCH OF JEALOUS ASSHOLES, AND THE MORE YOU TYPE THE MORE I WANT TO VOMIT. OHHHHHH AND GET THIS SHIT……..BEST BUY IS GIVING AWAY FREE VIRGIN MOBILE PHONES, YOU ALL BETTER START BITCHING ABOUT THAT!!!!!
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MRS. ANNOYED [Moderator] 7 hours ago in reply to Kenny
BUT WE ARENT TALKING ABOUT AFRICA…OR OVERSEAS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR OWN PEOPLE HERE, IN THE USA. YES WE LIVE BETTER THAN OTHERS, WITHOUT A DOUBT. DOESNT MEAN THAT PEOPLE DONT STILL HAVE STRUGGLES OR HARDSHIPS.
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2hotel9 [Moderator] 17 hours ago
OK, why is wadnick2003 not listed in the thread? I see several commenters who are far more obscene, why is the person who asks a pertinent question blocked from the thread?
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ellinas [Moderator] 18 hours ago in reply to Goon
Ar you a Calvinist?
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Jinglheimer [Moderator] 19 hours ago in reply to badlands4
If these jerks feel that it is such a good deal, maybe they should go for it! Jump out a 5 or 6 story window, get your dumb ass on disability and get yiourself 30 minutes free each month on a cellphone. I’d Bet that instead of being shot you’ve had the all expense paid vacation in our jails. If not, with yiour attitude you most assuredly soon will have. I guess it beats getting shot yourself.
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Kenny [Moderator] 1 day ago in reply to badlands4
“I have lived overseas, and have seen poverty that was beyond my worst imaginings. Free cellphones are not at the top of their list, yet they don’t complain.”

Yea that’s pretty much it. People around the world are starving, and we classify people as “poor” if their children take a bag lunch to school or if they have to have dial up instead of DSL.

Virtually no one in this country knows what poverty is. Most of our homeless have it better than any in Africa except for the ruling classes.
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sanity [Moderator] 1 day ago in reply to badlands4
I wonder how many would gladly give up that cell phone for an increase in the equivalent in food stamps?

What was it…$29?

While it may not seem like alot, to those that are barely making it (I unfortunately have to raise my hand here – family of 4 supported by me by choice) or for those that don’t have anything, that $29 can buy quite a bit from the right places. For me, that would be an extra couple of packages of hamburger that could be separated and frozen for the month, or a turkey, maybe two, that can be cooked and cut up for many uses throughout the month.

YOU CLEARLY MADE IT SOUND LIKE YOU GET WELFARE. WHICH YOU PROBABLY DO, AND NOW DONT WANT TO ADMIT, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE “COOL” LIKE THE REST OF THE HATERS.

WOW THAT WAS A BIG COMMENT, I DO ADMIT, NOT SURE HOW THAT HAPPENED.

So…how did the use come into existence ms researcher?

And let’s point this out. Mrs. Useless tells us how shitty we are for opposing useless giveaway programs, yet admits that, despite not needing the services, and having no shortage of money, that she is defrauding what she believes to be a good service for the needy. By her own admission, she is draining limited resources from a government resource for the poor. Because of her they have less money to help those SHE considers need.

WAY DOWN BELOW.

WHAT THE HELL IS AN ACCESS CARD? AND WOULD YOU SHUT UP WITH THE WELFARE ALREADY…..QUITE OLD. I DONT GET WELFARE. BUT YOU SEEM TO KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.

I have to say that I am really upset about the way that people view the poor. I am a single mom, I work 2 jobs ( I work 7 days a week – and that doesn’t include taking care of the home ! How many of you high class people can say that) When my husband left me, I got stuck with the bills – all of them including health insurance. By the time the bills are paid I am broke. To top it all off, last year I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and had no home phone, computer or any link to the outside world. It was then and only then that I received one of these phones. ( and to those of you asking how I can leave this message if I have no computer. I am using the one at the library – it’s free) You people act like some of us choose to be poor, and that because we are hard on our luck that we are not happy. When my husband was here, I was considered middle class, and by no chioce of mine, that was taken away from me. Who do you think you are to say I am lazy or that I am not out there trying to pursue the american dream ????? I work my ass off everyday to get the little that I have, and that’s not enough to survive with. There is nothing that you can say (as hard as you have tried on this site) that would make me ashamed of who I am or that I have a free phone.

Ronie Reagan the conservative icon started this. He is the one that said he was going to reduce the size of the government and he turned around and increased it. Saddled us with more taxes to boot.

WOOF, I am sure that being able to talk to all the dope heads and drug dealers in the housing projects is vital to our national defense. Are you for real. What planet do you live on.

Sour Dulce has proven unable to be reasoned with. By her own admission she’s a thief, a welfare fraud, a tax cheat, and a variety of other things. That she has the gall to praise the program for helping the needy, then stealing not one, but TWO phones she doesn’t need is dispicible, and, if she was a decent human being capable of it, should cause her endless shame.

These phones weren’t meant for the “less fortunate”. They were meant for people who couldn’t afford them as a way to help them get a job. As you can both afford cell phones, and are not looking for a job, you. have. no. business. receiving. one. of. these. phones.

That one was sent to you means nothing. I was sent an offer by the VA to get a free lump sum of money since I was a Veteran. Except, I’m not a vet. My father was. I could’ve cashed the money, but if my happy self went to court, I doubt either a judge or jury would accept “they sent it to me, so I cashed it, knowing it wasn’t meant for me” as a defense. I’d still go to jail. And worse, I’d be stealing money meant to help Veterans for purely selfish desires.

This is what you’re doing. You don’t qualify for the phone, and you know it. Your income is way too high. So legally, you’re committing fraud. And since you’re SOOOOO in favor of this program, you’re stealing from deserving poor people. Someone else might not get a phone cause your greedy self got two. Morally, you suck. That it’s one of your little pet causes mean you’re damn near garbage.

The idea that Reagan saddled us with more taxes is ridiculous, as EVERY tax bracket was lower when he left office than when he entered. Even with his mild tax hikes in later years, none of the taxes ever exceeded their original amounts, and most stayed below their Carter set levels. And Reagan did the most of any President to limit the size of government. Shame he didn’t have a congress willing to go along with it.

Kenny, why are you still awake? it is 10:36 PM in California.
Get some sleep my man!

Good night. I am off to watch some TV.

I thinks its pathetic how the government looks to sign people up for programs like this.

By the way, you can clearly afford your own computer and internet. Why do we have to pay for your phone for you?

So basically, by your own admission, Annoyed, you get a lot of crap for free, and yet you have the nerve to tak about people with “silver spoons”.

Here’s the reality of life chump. People who work, who bust their asses, get angry when those who don’t want to work demand free cell phones on their dime. Since, by your own admission, you do absolutely nothing, and get everything for free, I can see how this concept is foreign to you.

Sympathy is keeping someone who is having a tough run of luck from starving. Welfare is giving lazy douchebags like yourself free phones.

I’d like to also point out that its asshats like Annoyed who take idealistic young teens like I was and show them the reality of welfare. We’d go out busting our humps to pick up canned food donations in near freezing temperatures, then sort, box, deliver, shelve, etc for endless hours only to hear some worthless sloth whine about how much they hated green beans or corn or spam or whatever.

I dealt with countless “Annoyeds” throughout my time in working for charities, who felt like they deserved the world on a platter, instead of being truly greatful for the hundreds of hours, the sweat, the donations it took to get them their weekly or monthly free goods.

On the other hand, when I volunteered at the VA, I had borderline psychotics who were truly grateful for 5 minutes of my time, for a thank you or a God Bless You (services they actually WERE owed) that it made losers like Annoyed seem so much more pathetic by comparison. I talked with men who bled and suffered and toiled for my freedom before my father was born that were so happy for a few moments of my time and a homemade thank you plaque that some broke down into tears at my visit.

Grown men and women who had no reason to thank me for my extremely meager efforts were extremely humble and bestowing of endless gratitude I didn’t deserve. People who had lost limbs, bones, use of organs to defend me when my parents were twinkles in someone’s eyes were thankful for my visit. People like Annoyed, who exist off the charity of others, are contemptuous of the endless labor it takes to keep their worthless selves from starving in the streets. Perspective makes her look all the more useless.

Rotten to the core, is for the trash.
Rotten on the outside, you can just remove the rotten part and eat the rest.
Do not be waistfull.

I am so sorry that your tax money has to pay for my cell phone now that I am 80 years old, living on social security, and medical bills up the wazzooo.

It’s not my fault you didn’t prepare for your retirement adequately.

A Tracphone and 68 minutes of airtime a month.
Not worth programing the hands free option in the
Bentley.

Nice deal for Tracphone as the qualified poor
buy added minutes

This thread was started well before disqus so not all the comments here were submitted when I was filtering curse words.

Don’t know how old you are.
If you recall Reagan’s tax increases and additional taxes had to do with “closing loopholes.”
Loopholes like income averaging, being able to deduct the interest on your auto loan, being able to deduct the interest on your credit cards, and a myriad other fees and hidden taxes.
His tax rate cuts gave me an additional $10.00 bucks a month, but at tax time I had to cough up approximately an additional $1800.00.
I will never forget that. Never!

Attacking women, what a surprise?? What’s next southernly gentleman??

Wow, a bunch of half assed assumptions from someone else calling others ignorant. Impressive!

Regardless of which president it was started under, the program has dramatically exceeded it’s original scope. Anyone who claims that Reagan created this program is simply using an extremely tenuous link to assert direct culpability. As is usually the case, a relatively modest proposal (offering a small discount for needy families on a home phone…which is a pretty good thing for poor people to have) has been dramatically expanded to include FREE cell phones.

Claim whatever you like, this was not the original intent. While the FCC makes the call, all federal agencies have positions appointed by the President, and they answer, even if only slightly, to him. This program WAS initiated under Obama, and started in February. The FCC directs these companies to do it, and they simply charge their paying customers more…to cover the non-paying customers.

What have you refuted here tired? All you’ve done is deliberately muddy the waters with irrelevancies to try and make the claim that this isn’t connected to the current government. In most circles, that’s called lying.

so what disorder is this?
and how is it tied to your poor typing skills?
do you not work?
Her “disorder” is chemical based. Notice she shows up right after her ACCESS card got monied up and she got her “stuff” for the week.
Don’t get me started. The wife works in a court downtown (for a judge) and there was a guy in the other week suing for back benefits because *he was a crackhead* (literally) and was demanding compensation from the city. He lost. Dig up that article, if they printed it. Wow.

I cant afford certain luxuries so I do without. I dont rely on someone else to buy it for me. You can do without a cell phone. It wasn’t very long ago when knowone had cell phones. Man has been here for thousands of years and we have only been using cell phones for about twenty of them. Before twenty years ago only rich people had them and that was only for a short period. You assholes need to stop making our society a bunch of weenies that can’t do anything for themselves. For JONNYRACERX, hard work is the American way not inocent untill proven guilty. Thats a slogan from cops you idiot.

I can believe that the goverment can go and give all this people free cell phones..I have worked all my life and because I don’t qualify for any of the goverment programs..I can’t get a free phone. I wonder what will the goverment do if they find out that some of those free loaders live better than some of the honest people that work and pay taxes.

You have got to be kidding. To read the part about ‘being paid for by taxpayers’ one needs to ask if the program is being for by people who don’t pay taxes. Even if the larding means the statement is true to the letter of the law, one might check those add on taxes on your cell phone bill.

Drug deals on the corner funded on the backs of folk with problems of their own. 250 minutes is but half of what I struggle to pay. In emergencies maaaaybe 50 minutes a month with no add ons allowed.

I have been on the computer for hours to verify my safelink phone service ,they are sorry but the system is not available at this time. I then tried to find out by phone the reason I haven’t received my monthly minutes.please, can someone help.

people are no heart piece of s**t scum bags these days dont care about anybody but there selves.this is all due to the parents bieng afraid to spank there kid in lue of the cops.fuck the goverment they have done nothing but suck this contry dry of its wealth i say its time for an american revolt.stop the free trade agrement and make it an equal trade agrement if we buy from them they should have to buy from us in equal value.get rid off all taxes except income and put it at .50 cents on the dollar and import tax at 15%.that meens no state no property no food no gas no nothing taxes just those 2 taxes.theres only 6 things the goverment should be spending money on schools,military,inferstructer,nasa,disabled/retiries and medical reserch.i think there should only be police and fbi no nsa secret service or irs should all be done by fbi there are hundreds of billions of dollars waisted on stupid shit there should be some comitie that goes threw all the spending every year and fires people who spent the goverments money on stupid shit.there is one more thing i beleave the goverment should spend there money on and thats a car and collage fund for people that turn 18 this is for kids to get back and forth from school and work and dont have to worry about bieng driven into debt by it.just look at it as an investment for the future. kid has to work and worie about bills less meens more studeing meens better education which leads to better paying job meens more income to goverment.get rid of states there shouldent be state laws and gov laws state names should only be used as markers.and back to the safe link thing im all for it goverments not paying for the service anyways cell phone company made a deal with goverment they get new towers the signal rights and new areas to service in return goverment has the right to use there systems any way they want so dont be surprised if the higher ups dont pay cell phone bills.