The "Obama Phone"
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Flightkeeper wrote:
Madame X wrote:
I guess it should really be called the "Reagan phone"
Hah! Fat chance that the left will ever give credit to Republicans for social programs that they deem good. Your friend called it the Obama phone not the Reagan phone.
I applaud Reagan for a very good idea that clearly has lasted over 20 years. Proof he wasn't all bad at all (unless you are a strong fiscal conservative, in which case this just adds insult to injury).
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egiv wrote:
Flightkeeper wrote:
egiv wrote:
That's funny, because I've been forced to donate to the war in Iraq for 6 years...Oh, and you consider our military a social program?
Nope. Doesn't mean I've "donated" any less though. I consider social problems like the welfare of those in need much more important than an unjust war that sent us into incredible levels of debt. If you are so worried about the US spending too much money, protest the war that was spending $1 billion a week (or maybe ask some oil companies for some of the profits our soldiers earned them), not a relatively cheap social program for those who have less than you.
This social program was something that was a small program that targed a specific group that became bloated. And if you want to feel good about yourself do it with your own money not everyone else's. And you don't get to decide how much money I spend depending on what I've got, it's none of your business. This is a separate issue from the government's duty to protect the country, you might not agree with the war, but it passed both houses of congress.
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livelonger wrote:
Flightkeeper wrote:
Madame X wrote:
I guess it should really be called the "Reagan phone"
Hah! Fat chance that the left will ever give credit to Republicans for social programs that they deem good. Your friend called it the Obama phone not the Reagan phone.
I applaud Reagan for a very good idea that clearly has lasted over 20 years. Proof he wasn't all bad at all (unless you are a strong fiscal conservative, in which case this just adds insult to injury).
Wow, that recognition was unexpected. I thought all the liberals thought he was worse than Hitler.
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@egiv - and that incredible level of debt that Bush 2 accumulated was more than exceeded by Obama in less than 2 months. But i don't hear you complaining about that.
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Wait, who pays for the phone?
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sooner than later wrote:
Wait, who pays for the phone?
The government.
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Flightkeeper wrote:
sooner than later wrote:
Wait, who pays for the phone?
The government.
me and u, pursian tink.
I love your new avatar btw. - 89
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sooner than later wrote:
Flightkeeper wrote:
sooner than later wrote:
Wait, who pays for the phone?
The government.
me and u, pursian tink.
I love your new avatar btw.Thanks!
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Flightkeeper wrote:
livelonger wrote:
Flightkeeper wrote:
Hah! Fat chance that the left will ever give credit to Republicans for social programs that they deem good. Your friend called it the Obama phone not the Reagan phone.I applaud Reagan for a very good idea that clearly has lasted over 20 years. Proof he wasn't all bad at all (unless you are a strong fiscal conservative, in which case this just adds insult to injury).
Wow, that recognition was unexpected. I thought all the liberals thought he was worse than Hitler.
Did any liberal say that? Or did you just make an irresponsible assumption?
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livelonger wrote:
Flightkeeper wrote:
livelonger wrote:
I applaud Reagan for a very good idea that clearly has lasted over 20 years. Proof he wasn't all bad at all (unless you are a strong fiscal conservative, in which case this just adds insult to injury).Wow, that recognition was unexpected. I thought all the liberals thought he was worse than Hitler.
Did any liberal say that? Or did you just make an irresponsible assumption?
Read my post. It was what I thought. I can still have them.
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Flightkeeper wrote:
livelonger wrote:
Flightkeeper wrote:
Wow, that recognition was unexpected. I thought all the liberals thought he was worse than Hitler.Did any liberal say that? Or did you just make an irresponsible assumption?
Read my post. It was what I thought. I can still have them.
I did. If you have a thought that all liberals think Reagan was worse than Hitler, that can be based on something you read/heard or it could be a figment of your imagination. Of course, you're entitled to believe whatever you want to believe, reality notwithstanding.
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livelonger wrote:
Flightkeeper wrote:
livelonger wrote:
Did any liberal say that? Or did you just make an irresponsible assumption?Read my post. It was what I thought. I can still have them.
I did. If you have a thought that all liberals think Reagan was worse than Hitler, that can be based on something you read/heard or it could be a figment of your imagination. Of course, you're entitled to believe whatever you want to believe, reality notwithstanding.
Well thank you.
Madame X wrote:
Seems Obama has redefined it's use in more socialistic terms . . .
How so? All they've done is to allow the same pool of eligible people from the Lifeline program that Reagan established, to use the subsidy for a cellular phone instead of a landline. Seems pretty sensible to me in this era where more than 20% of households no longer have a landline. You're really grasping here.
press release wrote:
By FCC design, telephone carriers deliver Lifeline assistance to low-income communities and traditionally, Lifeline customers receive a simple discount on their monthly landline telephone bill. The SafeLink program reshapes the
Lifeline model by applying the USF subsidy towards a wireless minute allocation that becomes free monthly airtime for the customer. As TracFone provides the mobile handset at its own expense and does not require contracts or monthly bills, SafeLink customers now have access to a completely free offering of the Lifeline program.
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Uninvited Writer wrote:
It's funny how a government program can be around for years (and even passed by a Republican president)and no one really notices it, then they use it as another reason to attack Obama.
That would be because he is expanding it to buy votes.
I mean it's Obama money after all, who could it hurt?
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egiv wrote:
Why are you all so afraid of helping others in need?
"Afraid" yeah, that's it...and anyone who isn't a socialist hates "others in need"...yeah, that's it...
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Ernie wrote:
Madame X wrote:
Seems Obama has redefined it's use in more socialistic terms . . .
How so? All they've done is to allow the same pool of eligible people from the Lifeline program that Reagan established, to use the subsidy for a cellular phone instead of a landline. Seems pretty sensible to me in this era where more than 20% of households no longer have a landline. You're really grasping here.
That "same group of people" is now a huge segment of the population. Someone said earlier that it's Obama's money - so I guess it doesn't really matter
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Madame X wrote:
That "same group of people" is now a huge segment of the population. Someone said earlier that it's Obama's money - so I guess it doesn't really matter
That was sarcasm, see the rollyeyes?
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ledefensetech wrote:
Madame X wrote:
That "same group of people" is now a huge segment of the population. Someone said earlier that it's Obama's money - so I guess it doesn't really matter
That was sarcasm, see the rollyeyes?
Really? Sarcasm? Who'da thought
tksensei wrote:
egiv wrote:
Why are you all so afraid of helping others in need?
"Afraid" yeah, that's it...and anyone who isn't a socialist hates "others in need"...yeah, that's it...
Americans are afraid of being "forced" to spend your hard-earned money on someone who doesn't deserve it, no? Terrified, I would say, based on this forum (although I never accused anybody of hating others in need, thanks for putting words in my mouth). It just seems hypocritical that they are ok with spending an amount of money exponentially greater on the war, then get all hyperventilated over a relatively small government program.
Fear is used by branding people with taboo names like "socialist" to try and discredit them. McCarthy was good at it, a great American hero, just like Glenn Beck today. You're in good company.- C.J. Wright
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Uninvited Writer wrote:
Madame X wrote:
Helping the needy with food and shelter is one thing, but this?
Yes...a whole hour a month to talk on the phone...what is the world coming to?
Does the Canadian government issue Cell phones to the "needy"?
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