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Free cell phones are now a civil right

Good Lord, apdst.

You're in complete denial to think that all our nation's problems started with this one president or the Democrat party. As I've said before, take off the partisan :cool: and see the truth of the matter. The damage was done over an 11-year stretch by both sides.

It's been longer than that.
 
The majority of poor people don't even vote - Obama's election was unusual and not the norm and most certainly they aren't gathering to vote for local elections.

Thats because lots of poor people came out to the poll to get their "Obama Money"


 
Well I am paying for my cell phone, I demand a free cell because my civil rights are apparently being violated.

Apparently we should all be in rioting in the streets that cell phone companies are blocking our rights. Those bastards!
 
So I guess between now and the intial post I replied to, you have made up your mind about what you think about this program?

Why would you think that? I can see both sides, and both sides have valid points. I realize such a comment would normally disqualify anyone from DP, but I'm ambivalent.

I just hate the red-faced tirades about things that really don't merit outrage. Armed terrorists are preventing starving people from leaving Somalia so they can eat, and this is what we're outraged about?
 
Apparently we should all be in rioting in the streets that cell phone companies are blocking our rights. Those bastards!

To heck with that...who can I sue because my "right to peace of mind" has been violated?
 
I just hate the red-faced tirades about things that really don't merit outrage. Armed terrorists are preventing starving people from leaving Somalia so they can eat, and this is what we're outraged about?

Somalia is not my problem.
 
Why would you think that? I can see both sides, and both sides have valid points. I realize such a comment would normally disqualify anyone from DP, but I'm ambivalent.

I just hate the red-faced tirades about things that really don't merit outrage. Armed terrorists are preventing starving people from leaving Somalia so they can eat, and this is what we're outraged about?[/QUOTE]

Where is the thread on that?

Most people tend to be concerned with things that actually impact them. I can feel bad about Somalia all day long but there isnt much i can or even should do about it. Government programs (especially when the government has spent us into a 15.5 trillion dollar hole in the name of 'entitlements') is something that impacts people daily.
 
Thats because lots of poor people came out to the poll to get their "Obama Money"




You know, this may be for another thread, but I can't figure out what Beck is getting his dander up about in the video. It wasn't even a real government program, there was no actual money being handed out in this case. Talk about manufactured outrage.
 
I think this article is stretching the truth by calling it a "right". If it's part of them moving closer to getting a job and off of long-term assistance, then it saves money, not the other way around.

Nice propaganda piece though, as usual.

I knew a guy who got the free phone + service (because he was on food stamps, it was offered to him), while he already had a cell subscription service.
 
Why would you think that? I can see both sides, and both sides have valid points. I realize such a comment would normally disqualify anyone from DP, but I'm ambivalent.

I just hate the red-faced tirades about things that really don't merit outrage. Armed terrorists are preventing starving people from leaving Somalia so they can eat, and this is what we're outraged about?

You must mistake us for people who give a **** about what is going on in Somalia.
 
Well, it should be. We're talking about human beings.

What are we supposed to do exactly? Or more importantly what "I" supposed to do? To fix the problem they're having right now would take military action, and the country has no interest in Somalia.

And man I know you want to go all over this "we should do this because its humans business" but I really really don't care one bit.
 
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Creating rights is fun stuff.

When do we get free cars?
 
Free cell phones for the needy drawing both cheers and jeers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"Assurance Wireless, which is in 26 states and Washington, D.C., started in Pennsylvania in February and is now being publicized in newspaper, TV and radio ads.....SafeLink, which has been available to Pennsylvanians for three years, is in 39 states."

Apparently, other states have been doing this for a while. I didn't even realize it. But then again, in my home state we pay more money for our cable which was SUPPOSED to be going towards free cable for the same target population as these cell phones (however, due to our um less than trustworthy local government officials, they never saw a dime of it and the money went somewhere else. sigh).

After reading this article I can see why this would be a nice gesture, but I think people are relying on government for too many services and not willing to pay the price... We're continuing to dig ourselves in a hole and developing more unsustainable habits. I don't know the breakdown of the finances, but from the sounds of it our government is just taking on more and more responsibility that we should be taking caring of ourselves... I'm all about helping the less fortunate, but I think this is a bit of a stretch....
 
Why would you think that? I can see both sides, and both sides have valid points. I realize such a comment would normally disqualify anyone from DP, but I'm ambivalent.

I just hate the red-faced tirades about things that really don't merit outrage. Armed terrorists are preventing starving people from leaving Somalia so they can eat, and this is what we're outraged about?

Outrage? I see no one rioting in the streets. People aren't allowed to have opinions on this? One opinion at a time and today is Somalia's turn?
 
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