Thread: US Phone Program Cost 2.2Billion

Originally Posted by Rakkasan

Millions Improperly Claimed U.S. Phone Subsidies - WSJ.com

And people still say there is not " pay for votes" being done in the USA... this "obama phone" program is out of control.. and i know it happened under bush by nancy P and Harry R since they owned Congress... but it is is out of control under this "fair shair" president.... and he owns it now..

Btw when is a phone a fucking right?

Since Reagan.
The idea behind LIfeLine was that you can't get a job if you don't have a phone, you need the phone to set up interviews, and to receive calls from the prospective employer.
It was expanded to cell phones, which makes sense, and now it's undergoing closer scrutiny and the cost is dropping.
It's still a good idea, and it's weak points are being addressed. I don't think Obama made this his focus, or even spent any time on it. You may want to blame him, and I like the way try to shift it, like when Bush was president it was Pelosi and Reid, but now with Boehner it's all Obama.
It's been around for 29 years...

Originally Posted by goober

Since Reagan.
The idea behind LIfeLine was that you can't get a job if you don't have a phone, you need the phone to set up interviews, and to receive calls from the prospective employer.
It was expanded to cell phones, which makes sense, and now it's undergoing closer scrutiny and the cost is dropping.
It's still a good idea, and it's weak points are being addressed. I don't think Obama made this his focus, or even spent any time on it. You may want to blame him, and I like the way try to shift it, like when Bush was president it was Pelosi and Reid, but now with Boehner it's all Obama.
It's been around for 29 years...

I blame them all. Boehner could cancel this program by just refusing to fund it. The House controls the purse strings. Every good idea turns bad as soon as the government starts to fund it with someone else's money.

My bitch isn't that people who don't have phones need one, those that needed one got one. I can buy into that to some extent. It should be the cheapest phone available, no smart or premium phones allowed, and it should be the cheapest plan available, bulk discounting should be applied (and probably is).

My bitch is that, once again, a government managed program, as well intentioned as it is, was miss-managed, went over budget, and those who are not entitled got benefits, and wasted tax payer monies. Seems so much so a recurring story with government managed programs.

Originally Posted by goober

Since Reagan.
The idea behind LIfeLine was that you can't get a job if you don't have a phone, you need the phone to set up interviews, and to receive calls from the prospective employer.
It was expanded to cell phones, which makes sense, and now it's undergoing closer scrutiny and the cost is dropping.
It's still a good idea, and it's weak points are being addressed. I don't think Obama made this his focus, or even spent any time on it. You may want to blame him, and I like the way try to shift it, like when Bush was president it was Pelosi and Reid, but now with Boehner it's all Obama.
It's been around for 29 years...

FACT reid and pelosi changed it to the cell phone from land line under bush

FACT it is out of control................

Originally Posted by goober

Since Reagan.
The idea behind LIfeLine was that you can't get a job if you don't have a phone, you need the phone to set up interviews, and to receive calls from the prospective employer.
It was expanded to cell phones, which makes sense, and now it's undergoing closer scrutiny and the cost is dropping.
It's still a good idea, and it's weak points are being addressed. I don't think Obama made this his focus, or even spent any time on it. You may want to blame him, and I like the way try to shift it, like when Bush was president it was Pelosi and Reid, but now with Boehner it's all Obama.
It's been around for 29 years...

Just how many job calls do you suppose those phones get used for?