My brother buys food stamps for half their value. He then uses it to buy groceries at half the cost, the original owners use the cash to buy drugs. Its a win win for everybody.
I have no idea but somebody does. It's not like the Constitution says everyone is entitled to cell phones so that means it can be cancelled somehow.
From January through March Obama voters in the hood are getting their (un)earned Income Tax refunds and they have money to burn. They get expensive cell phones, gold teeth, big screen tvs and other stuff they don't need. But by the time the weather warms up in June they are heading to the pawn shop with their prizes for a little walking around money.
He's already battling THREE administration sinking scandals simultaneously. Hell, maybe the GOP figures they might have to bring him down with the sheer numbers of scandals being investigated at once. If he isn't forced to resign from THREE scandals, maybe we should just make it a 'pile on' and burden him with the weight of four, seven, twelve different accusations.
The congress, the same ones who created it. For research purposes look into "Lifeline". It was signed into law by Reagan in 1984. - - - Updated - - - Unearned income tax refunds? That doesn't even make sense. Refunds are the money you've already had with held from your wage, right?
He is only the corporate welfare president. Obama has done absolutely NOTHING WHATSOEVER to aid social welfare programs or the poor. He has continuously ROBBED from the poor, and the working class, in order to help out his rich corporate friends and terrorist pals. I'm not talking about his reputation. I'm talking about the truth. The world is filled with urban legends, misrepresentations, silly myths and misnomers.. What Obama actually represents is anything but someone giving out freebies to the low class. The random caps are for emphatic emphasis, I'm not irritated with you or anything like that : )
the working poor get back more than they had withheld. how much depends on dependents and how much was earned.
No doubt a necessity to numb the pain from all those nasty accidents thats got then on disability pensions.
Bush did it to some extent because Democrats promised to do some things in return -- reducing some taxes and minor adjustments in immigration policies, etc. But Democrats lied and didn't keep their promises.
Bingo, Has there been an explanation as to why exactly this was started in the first place? Was it seriously "Everyone is entitled to a cell phone in the US"? or something?
Bush favored it to a very limited extent. All he wanted to do was to make the most basic cell phone available to everyone in case they needed to call 911. Democrats, to get votes, started adding all sorts of amenities, goodies, bells and whistles resulting in today's Obamaphones being full service phones, even better than the most sophisticated and expensive cell phones which the crackers have. In this state, Obamaphones even have a app for Shenika to summon free roadside service if her new car (purchased with an EBT card), breaks down.
Yeah and as usual leftists took something that was meant to help people and turned it into a money grubbing entitlement screw the taxpayer program. How about you grab your calculator, figure out and type the dollar value that this program was on the day Obama took over and what it is now. Then justify the figure.
772 million in 2008 over doubled to 1.6 billion by 2011. All things being equal, at that rate the program would have easily eclipsed 2 billion by now. I want a new truck....scratch that....I am entitled to a new truck.
Straight from the program website. Lifeline provides discounts on monthly telephone service (wireline or wireless) for eligible consumers. These discounts average $9.25 per month, and may be more depending on the state. Federal rules prohibit eligible low-income consumers from receiving more than ONE Lifeline service per household. That is, eligible low-income consumers may receive a Lifeline discount on either a wireline or a wireless service, but may not receive a Lifeline discount on both services at the same time. Additionally, only ONE Lifeline service may be obtained per household. "Household" is defined as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address as one economic unit. An "economic unit" is defined as "all adult individuals contributing to and sharing in the income and expenses of a household." Lifeline support is available to eligible low-income consumers living in group living facilities. Lifeline applicants may demonstrate when initially enrolling in the program that any other Lifeline recipients residing at their residential address are part of a separate household. In some cases, Lifeline also includes Toll Limitation Service, which enables a telephone subscriber to limit the amount of long distance calls that can be made from a telephone... ...The Lifeline program is available to eligible low-income consumers in every state, territory, commonwealth, and on Tribal lands. You must be eligible to enroll. To participate in the program, consumers must either have an income that is at or below 135% of the federal Poverty Guidelines or participate in one of the following assistance programs: Medicaid; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps or SNAP); Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section ; Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); National School Lunch Program's Free Lunch Program; Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance; Tribally-Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TTANF); Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR); Head Start (if income eligibility criteria are met); or State assistance programs (if applicable).... http://www.fcc.gov/guides/lifeline-and-link-affordable-telephone-service-income-eligible-consumers
There is no such thing as an Obama phone. Just another hit brought to you by lying Conservative sacks of garbage.
of course this program existed under Bush too, so guess they could also be called BushPhones http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tr...s-lifeline-hoax-and-related-claims-2012-10-11 .
You've gotta try harder if you are going to derail the thread. It's just too obviously forced and cliché to bring up Pearl Harbor to pin on President Grabbag. You might also want to proudly mention that "lie" you bring up. Otherwise people just assume you are pulling stuff out of your rectum.
You are so right (*wink)! Ghetto folk have such vivid imaginations. - - - Updated - - - It existed under Bush. It exploded under President Giveaway.
http://www.chicagonow.com/publius-forum/2012/06/free-government-cell-phones-up-429-under-obama/ What did I miss?
