Comments on: Free Cell Phones For Poor People

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:09:24 +0000

I am disabled and live in Georgia. Is any of available to me here? Hope to hear from you. Dan

By: Ali Blabber

Ali Blabber — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:31:33 +0000

I love how some people refer to the Safelink program as “an Obama phone.”

WTF?

The program’s been in effect for 25 years and finally recognizes the reality of cell phones as a viable option for communication.

And the phones themselves are cheap, low-end devices, but the right wing echo chamber rails against this because of the perception that cell phones are somehow “luxuries.”

Crazy.

By: SHANTAE OAKLEY

SHANTAE OAKLEY — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:48:22 +0000

I ALWAYS WANTED A I PHONE FOR CHRIST AS AND MY PARENTS CANT AFFORD IT I WOULD BE SO THANKFUL TO GET MY FIRST CHRISTMAS GIFT IN MY LIFE YOU WOULD MAKE MY DREAM COME THROUGH PLEASE ANSWER MY PRYERS
FROM ALOVING TEENAGE GIRL FROM JAMAICA TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING

By: SHANTAE OAKLEY

SHANTAE OAKLEY — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:43:26 +0000

I AM 13 YEARS OLD I MIGHT BE A TEENAGER BUT I TRY VERY HARD TO MAKE A LIVING I ASK MY MOM TO BUY ME A PHONE FOR MY CHRISTMAS BUT SHE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY ONE ITS MY DREAM TO GET AN I PHONE BUT I GUEST MY DREAM WILL NEVER COME THROUGH RIGHT I WOUL BE DELITED TO HAVE THE FIRST GIFT I HAVE EVER FOR CHRIST MAS PLEASE LET MY DREAM COME THROUGH

By: MARIACHRISTINA ALICEA

MARIACHRISTINA ALICEA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:27:42 +0000

I AM DISABLED AND CAN NOT PURCHASE ANY PHONE
THANK YOU

By: msuratt76

msuratt76 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:12:13 +0000

If you don’t work, you should not eat. If you can not afford a phone, you should not have one. If you can not afford health care. You should die. Then the world will be populated with producers, not burdens. At America’s current rate of decline, no-one will have anything. Then who will the Government steal money from to buy their votes?

By: P Wilkins

P Wilkins — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:06:56 +0000

Thank you and God Bless you for serving our country. YOU make me proud to be an American and I agree with everything you said 1,000%!

By: P Wilkins

P Wilkins — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:51:58 +0000

This is another example of “cradle to grave” government subsistence! If you can’t work and earn your own cell phone, then don’t have one—it’s as simple as that. I live within my means and only buy what I can purchase. If I don’t have the money for “it”, I don’t get “it”. I’ve worked my ass off for what I have and don’t think I should have to pay for thousands and thousands of other people’s cell phones because they are down on their luck. I get up every morning at 4:30 to go to work, and have never asked, nor taken anything from the government. Some people are producers and others consumers. Enough is enough.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:07:09 +0000

Not everyone who accepts gov’t aid is a freeloader. Wake up – You only hear and read about those who abuse the system because *that is what makes a good news story!* The freeloaders are a drag on the system no doubt, but the majority of those who are on aid actually need it.

Why should taxpayers pay? For the same reason we all pay school taxes even though some of us don’t have kids. SOCIETY benefits when everyone can read and write and SOCIETY also benefits when we can all find work.

Last I checked, employers need to be able to call job applicants back – sort of impossible without a phone. And since the gov’t is only footing the bill for ONE HOUR A MONTH, this is hardly a free luxury.

My family wouldn’t have survived without gov’t aid programs. We sought and received help, pulled ourselves out of our situation and my parents will watch me graduate college next year. I couldn’t bear to deny anyone assistance when they struggled like my family has. Strangely, our family and others like us didn’t make the news.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:45 +0000

First of all, I can sympathize with the poor, I am by no ways rich or have money, however “why” is a cell phone needed. I grew up without a cell phone (matter of fact we had a party line phone). The issue here is “what” is needed to help the poor. Food I am ok with, shelter I am ok with. When the “wants’ and “needs” get confused that is when people get angry. Again why a need for a cell phone…for many many years there were no cell phones or internet (which (for the poor people) — where is the need in having internet), obviously you have internet or you would not be able to post comments. When I had no job, I canceled my cable, my internet and anything else that was not necessary. A cell phone is not a necessity. Internet is not a necessity. Having a vehicle is not a necessity. Food, clothes and a roof are. Until people can give up there wants, then there is a issue. The goverment does not know when to stop helping and what is really needed, only the people that are in need know that. My church provides needy people food and clothes if they need it…not a cell phone.