Sunday, March 17, 2013

41 percent of Obamaphone recipients don't meet program requirements...

Some recipients are dead. This program is costing taxpayers $2 billion a year...
After the Federal Communication Commission reported this week that 41 percent of those receiving free mobile phones don’t meet the requirements — some because they’re dead — the proponents of the so-called “Obama phone” program are firing back. But they still miss the point.

Ever since GOP Rep. Tim Griffin of Arkansas announced early this week that Lifeline, a free phone service for low-income families that costs taxpayers $2 billion a year, was rife with fraud, conservative lawmakers and pundits alike have jumped on the bandwagon to bash it.

The program’s supporters are now fighting back. Read more here...
If you aren't ticked off about this program yet, just watch this video...

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