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08-27-2011 , 04:33 PM

Foxxy Woods

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not sure if this was the place for it, but since some sort of politician voted "yes" for it, i thought i'd bring it up here...wtf is the deal with poor people being eligible for free cell phones? ummm, last time i checked, cell phones were not a need, they were a want. you can be damn sure if i start running out of it, and seriously need money, i am getting rid of my cell phone until I can AFFORD one again...who was this voted in/approved by? my money gets taxed enough freakin times, the last thing i want to hear on the radio is an ad to broke people who dont work that are eligible for free cell phones

08-27-2011 , 04:35 PM

Riverman

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just paste the full chain email you received from your cousin into this thread and i'll get back to you

08-27-2011 , 04:39 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Riverman

just paste the full chain email you received from your cousin into this thread and i'll get back to you

I see ads for them a lot. I haven't really researched the details, but the ads say if you are on Medicaid you may be eligible for a free cell phone with free minutes. I am on my phone, so I can't link to the sites that have information about this program. I have no idea if it is state or federally funded.

08-27-2011 , 04:42 PM

[Phill]

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And whats up with poor people getting help paying rent. If im poor im just gonna live in a van down by the river if i cant afford rent.

08-27-2011 , 04:45 PM

FallsviewPokerPro

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If only the government had more taxes then we would have no poor people!

08-27-2011 , 04:46 PM

iron81

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It's federally funded:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/te...gy/15cell.html

The program began in 1984 (Reagan lolz) to subsidize landlines. The subsidy is worth $10/mo and the majority of the money still goes to landlines.

08-27-2011 , 04:51 PM

FallsviewPokerPro

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from the article - ****ers got a car too! he can't be that poor, i don't have a car and just got a cell phone yesterday. where's my bail out?

08-27-2011 , 04:58 PM

Vecernicek

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Damn those lucky ducky poor people!

08-27-2011 , 05:10 PM

2/325Falcon

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I'm here for the free cell phones.

08-27-2011 , 05:15 PM

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[Phill]

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FallsviewPokerPro

from the article - ****ers got a car too! he can't be that poor, i don't have a car and just got a cell phone yesterday. where's my bail out?

Its not their fault you bought a phone instead of getting the uber awesome $10/mo phone you coulda got through Regan's phones for poor ppl scheme.

08-27-2011 , 05:17 PM

#11

swinginglory

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Quote:

Originally Posted by [Phill]

And whats up with poor people getting help paying rent. If im poor im just gonna live in a van down by the river if i cant afford rent.

Cell phones are a basic human right nowadays.

Busting a nut in Amsterdam is for Brits, so why not cell phones?

Coming soon to a country near you, laptops, cars and vacations from not working

But the joke is really on the tax payer.

08-27-2011 , 05:28 PM

#12

Effen

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fkn pinko Reagan

08-27-2011 , 06:09 PM

#13

mike_clark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by [Phill]

And whats up with poor people getting help paying rent. If im poor im just gonna live in a van down by the river if i cant afford rent.

That is EXACTLY what should happen to you or anyone under the age of 55 who is abled bodied that can't afford rent. Before I spend one wooden nickel to subsidize someone's rent, or anything else.

If you have a brain and can walk and not elderly, you should either sink or swim.

Phil, if you really think people who can't afford cell phones should get them for free then that is so wrong on so many levels.

Could you imagine you in America, say, 100 years ago? I think you are very lucky to be born in this pansy ass era of GIMME GIMME GIMEMMEMEMEME MOOOOOOOREEEEEEEE

Last edited by mike_clark; 08-27-2011 at 06:20 PM.

08-27-2011 , 06:12 PM

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rjoefish

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But only after we get rid of MW so that those people can find jobs, right mike?

08-27-2011 , 06:21 PM

#15

mike_clark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FallsviewPokerPro

If only the government had more taxes then we would have no poor people!

love it

08-27-2011 , 06:22 PM

#16

mike_clark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rjoefish

But only after we get rid of MW so that those people can find jobs, right mike?

MW?

08-27-2011 , 06:30 PM

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[Phill]

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MW=min wage

And i dunno why Regan thought it was a good idea to fund telephones for the poor, but i hear he was like the best president person ever so who am i to second guess him.

08-27-2011 , 06:33 PM

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mike_clark

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Originally Posted by Vecernicek

Damn those lucky ducky poor people!

There is this amazing wings place on outside of Chicago that I go to a few times a year. There are always a couple ghetto superstars trying to hustle people and college students on the way in and out for spare change.

They are poor but it is obvious they get by. They are quite annoying in their approach, continually chirping, "like you can afford it", even after you pass them.

I ignore them on the way in, and on the way out I take a wing out of my take out bag and shovel in my face as I pass by them while they ask for more change.

Almost as satisfying as a BJ.

08-27-2011 , 06:36 PM

#19

mike_clark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rjoefish

But only after we get rid of MW so that those people can find jobs, right mike?

Sure? I think minimum wage is a bad thing.

08-27-2011 , 06:38 PM

#20

mike_clark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by [Phill]

MW=min wage

And i dunno why Regan thought it was a good idea to fund telephones for the poor, but i hear he was like the best president person ever so who am i to second guess him.

Yeah, and that was a dumb **** idea by reagan.

I just want a pure free market. Pretty simple.