Government cell phones

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" thanks remember a couple weeks ago we have the pleasure discussing. Program that in the state of Massachusetts that provides free cars to people on welfare remember that and some people think that's not enough. You have to always be looking for new thinking -- Now to the downtrodden but if the -- look at them and you wonder is this really about taking care of people or is it about. Taking care of corporate partners that partners of -- political parties and and political. Operators often -- top 59 a former commercial fisherman is disabled. Has cirrhosis of the liver and emphysema lives in the studio apartment in North Carolina on a fixed income and he gets a free cellphone. Why does -- get a free cellphone. He is part of the -- of the growing number of Americans who are benefiting from a new wrinkle. To a decades old federal lot of provided them with subsidized landline telephone service right now you can get free cell phones with 68 minutes of talk time each month. Not a lot. But this guys says. That it is absolutely essential that he have a free cellphone. He says he feels much safer when he drives if I get sick I can call someone if I breakdown I can call someone it's in this sense -- said. -- there you have -- so with the federal government is paying ten dollars a month. Two cellphone carriers in response first read all of service -- and this sounds to me like a subsidy. For the corporate partners appalled to --"

" Absolutely a subsidy and and his being paid for by me and you. And everybody's listening who is not receiving some type of subsidized the pre felt so foreign service. Look very very closely yet the next telephoned -- you receive and by the way. If you're that insane to do that go to look at your cellphone bill get to go there and then go and scour the IRS tax code so you can just be completely irrational to -- you insane the complexity of the telephone bill these days is ridiculous but. There's attacks in the and part of that tax money goes to provide these subsidies. You know Todd has always. An idea that probably that that absolutely in my opinion began with the best of intentions it was. Wave back in the eighties I believe as I read this article in the New York Times way back in the eighties. That. Congress passed a law designed to provide to make sure that. Everyone in the United States had some basic minimal access to a landline that was the that was the manner of communicating that that. You don't have the cellphone technology and satellites -- like so. This is an evolution off of that what do they -- the times has a decades old law it is deck itself goes on the way back to the eighties now maybe somebody should question original premise and says to folks. You know what. He Iran Iraq would not going to subsidize this anymore. But it did it it and have it had a reasonable reasonable."

" Good day love you this why would they -- that they -- Any time Democrats get to give money away. Two blocks of people they're thrilled 1984. Yeah Reagan you know the Reagan revolution yeah. He was the president Yahoo! -- who made it happen. Probably is probably as FC probably Democrats. Well we I don't think you want -- will assume the obvious -- how how -- and we can also also be obvious I'm Alison it's one point four million people. Have gotten free cellphone since November it's doubled since November doubles this is why. Democrats calling huge success. The more people you can get on silly programs -- the more they run around. What we gave away more money on art -- brilliant."

" It's great that -- out though while we grade and actually you know you talk about the corporate alliances that developer -- politicians don't like. Close reading of it to a close reading the article suggests that the wireless telephone companies are aggressively. Pursuing this because. Virtually everybody else has already signed up right. Mean you we have sell to their -- in the night regular person Sanderson of American. Households -- 90% have a -- have a -- can imagine that an amazing thing so -- the analysts say the market analysts say look all the low hanging -- has been grabbed by the company's they have now -- and counting on government subsidies going to go -- and -- customers sign up the -- used that law that was passed -- back in the -- that nobody ever had any inkling that it would provide -- subsidy for this type of service but this where the technology -- the technology has got nothing -- ideology it has to do our political system that's been corrupted by this kind of cozy deal. Where you either pay off corporate sponsors or you pay off. Voters with programs that are patently wrong in the almost 25 years 25. Years of the existence of the law have you ever erupt to before this point right now this moment this morning. Rant and rave about the notion of us modest subsidy for landline service for America's poor people."

" I don't know that I was ever conscious of it as a subsidy I know that. The phone company always had this low rate they never won you know about show. Which was like nine dollars a month I don't know what it is now which gave -- phone and nothing else you have the service throughout but you didn't get free minutes -- yeah you get every time you picked up the phone made a call you'd be charge yeah. I knew that existed I even once got to see if it would be cheaper way to have phone service and it didn't work out but you have to tell them stories together -- I never understood why there are so defensive except that they wanted to hide. Something from which -- make a lot of money will I don't wanna hide anymore on their aggressively pursuing pool of people signing them up for this end quote. Close quote. Free. -- here's the question as I see it is a cell phone he right. Does every American have a right right to a cell phones. Yes or -- 61726. Degrees with its eggs at him but let me because -- public because -- well which amendment says you have a right to health care. This program is called lifeline. A person must have low income you have to meet low income guidelines -- qualify. For want of a handful of social service programs including food stamps or Medicaid. And then you get a free -- ago why not enough everyone else's right but certainly a cellphone is right on this how do you survive in America today -- assignments as this guy says who's -- who's on the program it's a necessity. I feel much safer now when I drive drive. How does he sustain a car at 674. Dollars a month he would -- and hit it hit the driver does he drive and a lot more."

" So that occurred to me last night. Is that that that may be brings this into clarity so you know I drove up from the cape this morning. Went to bed and -- can be you know mentor and kind of run in the checklist is a while you're driving her before and and on this is this is just referring really kind of close my eyes adrift and okay La La land. And I thought to myself -- laud Wii is. The Blackberry because I wasn't quite sure and left that and the bravado might have been in the beehive -- or something guy ends and rather than poke around at 3 AM 3 in the morning when I was hoping to leave the cape. To get here on time. And in disturbing the rest of the family that's -- with that is that and I thought to myself I could not possibly. I could not possibly go through today. Without having access to the Blackberry the -- a mere few years ago where not only went through the day went through."

" The day happily in a year you know or black for and I was through the day productively. Yes it was productive I was happy I didn't meet in heaven we fooled ourselves and Hillary didn't just say -- about this stuff is. Essential I'll take it is just -- left the house today and was in the car before I realized I'd left my iPod upstairs and I ran back to him back and -- the keys -- shot off the car opened the -- are run upstairs I just pathetic it -- seized pathetic and I had no place cell phone charger here work all weekend and so W never take calls over the weekend and use it. Yeah well that's because you're an abusive personality that's -- you are what people need you don't want to be found all you have something six point seven. 2666860. Isn't a basic human right. To have a cell function they rugby provided to all Americans Paula New Hampshire good morning your NW RKO."

" Corporate -- right everything's going to be all right and nobody gonna be able Florida Obama and -- about -- So ordered Taiwan strait for Hitler government that's -- yeah I don't look at it like -- they'll. Probably over a year ago and I help and it. It there's a there's a surcharge on air. I like dollar and fifty -- and I looked a little bit more. And -- tell -- right there at the -- ordered that. You don't have to pay if that does not act but we get voter thought aired a so they're not the -- at all that but I haven't -- that thing you know we're much it's probably the monitor."

" There's a huge -- they include a voluntary. Payment as part of your total to. While I'm gonna go all the mice I have Verizon and I -- the service and about complainant or anything else are you wouldn't want to offend them they could be voter --"

" How hot hot hot hot hot they could be voters but I albeit candidate X dot. Oh by law it now it is crazy what people think it has become a necessity you know as you read through. This. This story in the New York Times they give you a couple of other profiles. Leon Simmons 52 a -- in the Bronx. He's worked in the navy the post offices this security -- before he became disabled with emphysema. His wife works at minimum wage job at the laundry handle a local laundry she heard about this tell for the cellphone service and he got a phone in April yeah. The free phone it goes on to say is not this whole form of communication. Out of the roughly 1600. Dollars they make each month after taxes they pay 159. Dollars for land line. High speed Internet and cable television to the man. 10%. Of their income is communique goes to that cracked."

" Well later sent this guy's got emphysema high which by the way is nodded his disabilities not disabled sec yeah that's right. And what do you what can you do when you have emphysema. Tampering you can't move so he sits at home all day on the Internet. Talking on the -- like he's got the cell -- free from the government for back up a one out brilliant. College story that is unbelievable -- RW RQ good morning Gerri."

" This year revenue free account for the so called by the way. You know -- you don't need an atomic you have result phone networks if you dial 911. You'll get through without having any account."

" Even even if there's no service on the cellphone yes. You're you're absolutely right."

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" Quiet -- to try to set. -- doesn't make out not all EI had healed as I can remember it UC it was a very distinct as aggravating after you know as well but it was it would that it acted as a safety feature. You can you can drift away and not. Reluctantly I think it's happened twice in my driving career is that I've forgotten that I have the -- happen -- over the weekend didn't know what you're an end of that age progression and I know 66 or 72666. Seats succeed. It's cellphones are now being offered. By is -- a program called wait a -- this call. Cute name lifeline lifeline is a lifeline the thing I've fallen I can't get iconic and that was -- recent the government is stealing that brands. And using it to markets cell phones. To the -- just because they want everybody. To be realizing the American dream and we know having your own personal portable communications is necessary. In life today our cell phones are right."

" first local morning talk show in all of Boston Boston's talk station and pay and sick sick joke what you want your. Six AB WRKO Thomas Todd Monday. Talking about cellphone services are you coming out -- right in this country and it because the federal government is now paying yet everybody -- don't expect. Cell phones -- and we ridiculous we we knew it was it went from a kind of."

" In innovation huge innovation. And -- she should have it and use that own. Before all."

" Safety -- safety purposes you know an army wife for the kids that cab broke down yet okay fine and good to know if -- and always breakdown right outside a pay phone right. And you know what the major differences though 87 house phone it costs you even -- cost fifty bucks a month for that call anybody anytime plan yup yup that's the family's phone bill right yep. Now everybody's got a cellphone -- people a family plans a kids all have a phone they've got texting rights they've got the ability to use sex sting. Which every parent pays more for their kids now. And it runs and a lot of money for our family your touched there is so the federal government is looking at say oh this is terrible. Port people can't survive without their own self all of them are by the way if you are right so we're gonna get the pool of people up on the way don't want -- deny -- the American dream of by the way a cellphone is -- is a human right leaders of the basic human right. The must be provided by Democrats 6172666. Seats succeeds Scott in New Hampshire do you agree that a self -- right."

" I'd I don't think so you yeah earlier right then two I have I have no sympathy."

" Exactly you're conservative you lack compassion fear element."

" So -- Olympic I'm I'm a terrible president because I want people to work for what they -- you bask in the requested at what you. That these government -- such. Giveaways with you I'm not mine. What happens when it reaches. 65 minutes on this week it away. And they gotta pay the bill that when they run -- up two or five hours."

" Maybe they transfer access money out of the free AAA program."

" Got a little more on your paycheck in my."

" Way we can take it from the hospital slush fund. There's got to be a funds somewhere -- plug in Bedford your next NW RKO."

" Good morning gentlemen hey Bob. Hey you know I would do is Google would go online and find out what representatives. Stated masters. And voted for these crazy nonsense things. And I think about it we want to bulk of them again I'm."

" My medium they talk about the the law has been in place since 1984. And this goes back a long long time maybe Ed Markey was have been very few of the others. Where they're at the time Indiana where he -- habits. That on our noticing you are now it's time let's see if they if all of our congressman. Will appear today with a motion to reveal this from the lottery peerless."

" Probably should ask John Kerry and the press the growth there it. Massachusetts are they gonna get rid of that."

" Question is do the carries have any of these subsidize phones in their in their household and they pay their own line. 6172666. In nature of the innovation and help -- that -- the help. Has that because they have to be of the reached that help. Yes -- and they wouldn't want to have to pay the health and -- of the together as a model I MW idea figure -- out I didn't you while this month seem -- last year NWR --"

" It and reg edit out but clearly bad dream -- it's -- time when the government had Reagan. And we can't go out front the raw."

" maybe that's part of the expanded SCHIP program."

" Healthcare for kids come to a cell phones for kids just by your side and Reagan -- in Bedford next Highlander."

" Good morning. -- I -- disabled and and it's your work. -- job for Africa stopped in and current drop. In seventeen in an odd that -- high. I felt tired. Poor me syndrome people. This excellent -- Variables -- dull and couldn't get."

" Yeah AdAware did they get to sell -- as a sense of entitlement from they get it it's forced upon them by the government -- anything."

" Exactly and metabolic. And it people at work -- show all you've read all of people."

" Yes -- a safe flight his from a particular company called track phone. -- pushing these things they're working with the government to try to make sure they get one of these things and everybody's hands track influences in Kosovo the giants struck -- a small little company about the have been very aggressive. -- this theory in this demographic."