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? asked in Politics & GovernmentGovernment · 8 years ago

Do you agree with Obamafone?

Since Obama has taken office, the budget for welfare phones has gone from $822M to $2.2B. These phones are given out freely to whomever wants one. These phones can be turned around and sold with no recourse. You can go back and just get another one, too.

The phone companies are making a lot of money off of this program, as well, and it would appear one of the richest people in the world, Carlos Slim, from Mexico nonetheless (outsourcing?), receives a significant portion from this crony government program.

Here's a nice video on the issue. http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/06/18/project-verit...

Waste in the government needs to be stopped, and getting rid of programs like this is a good way to start.

Update:

http://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/faq/obama-...

It actually started under Clinton, but was only for landlines, then. When Obama took office he extended it to cell phones.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    You do know that it's very, very mean of you to suggest that folks buy their own phones, don't you?

    Our mostest wonderfulest of Presidents ever has spent the last 4-1/2 years giving anyone and everyone anything and everything he possibly could, and now you want to stop the party - for shame, for shame!

  • 8 years ago

    There is no such thing as "Obamaphone". Bush43 signed legislation to provide cellular phones to some people.

  • 8 years ago

    If obama had is own phone company **** would get real.

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