Jim.....I have seen/heard this ad for "free" cell phones recently. I even called the number to find out "HOW" this could be.......are MY tax dollars going to this service??? So, interested to see your post yesterday. So, I did a little investigating.....just for fun.A couple points.1) Illegal aliens can't vote in the United States....you MUST be a US Citizen, right?2) It seems this is an EXPANSION of a program that was ALREADY in place for land-line service assistance for the poor.....sponsored by cell phone companies, paid for by "one of the taxes we all pay for telephone/cell phone service" ?????? I think....3) I, too, worry about "Acorn-type tactics" in the upcoming Presidential Election.and4) The Democrats/Obama......probably ARE BUYING votes with the policies that have been put in place during Obama's time in the Oval Office. At the VERY LEAST, they continue to BUY the GLBT vote........having just allowed Gays in foreign nations, the ability to claim assylum in the United States...'BRING US YOUR, TIRED, POOR, HUNGRY, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES.....AND YOUR (gblt)GAY,BI, LESBIAN AND TRANSGENDERed too...." bring it on...... UNBELIEVABLE!!Article on Cellphones for the Poor:WHEN THE US GOVERNMENT STARTS TO SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF X-BOX AND NET-FLIX.....FOR THE POOR.........THEN......I'M GOING TO BE REALLY MAD!!!!!By The Way......one of the FREE cellphone sites states:Qualifying in Florida open↓ close↑
yfic,You qualify for Lifeline Service in your area if...
- Federal Public Housing Assistance / Section 8
- Food Stamps
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- National School Lunch (free program only)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Medicaid
- Bureau of Indian Affairs Programs (Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Head Start Subsidy, NSLP)
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