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i have a feeling that you and I would agree on a lot .... BUT i think having phone communications is necessary while looking for work. We want them EMPLOYED, so having a cell phone is helpful.
As said above .. text, data plan? No. Simple cell plan... sure. BUT .. i dont think it should be funded by the Gov.
That's fine but another cell phone user should not have to pay for theirs and help pay for yours too....
and the government does not fund it other cell phone users are funding it..and that just isn't right...
Couldn't one argue that it is less expensive to provide someone w/ a phone (to help them find work quickly) than keeping them on the "system" for longer?
I have no evidence of this, just a thought.
Keep in mind .. i am very conservative when it comes to taxes and abuses in the welfare system, but I think there is a bigger picture in this case.
yes they do have those extras most of us dont have. how to reduce welfare rolls. make clients serve min 3 months of the year as a case worker, subject to same discipline, failure to meet complete compliance results in permanent ineligibility for 3 years for entire family.
yes they do have those extras most of us dont have. how to reduce welfare rolls. make clients serve min 3 months of the year as a case worker, subject to same discipline, failure to meet complete compliance results in permanent ineligibility for 3 years for entire family.
I had given similar proposal for extended unemployment benefits. You get 4-6 weeks fine, after that it's 20 hours/week reporting for duties like cleaning graffiti, landscaping, painting, cleaning public restrooms, etc. something that can help the community, motivate you to find a better job, and still give you time to look for one.
I think same could work with welfare for able-bodied people, even a required couple days of week of work for the community to get benefits might be enough of a motivator.
I had given similar proposal for extended unemployment benefits. You get 4-6 weeks fine, after that it's 20 hours/week reporting for duties like cleaning graffiti, landscaping, painting, cleaning public restrooms, etc. something that can help the community, motivate you to find a better job, and still give you time to look for one.
I think same could work with welfare for able-bodied people, even a required couple days of week of work for the community to get benefits might be enough of a motivator.
Yes, my mother-in-law does have a free cell phone through some gov't agency. Not sure what requirement she filled, being a senior or some type of health issues.
Originally Posted by Dockside
The government does provide cell phones to welfare recipients. In fact the people at the library I work at call them Obamaphones.
Not very learned at you library are they? Why not call them Reagan phones?
Whew!! Lots of milage on this post!
Even though I don't have a cell phone, I know most people do and sometimes I wish I did, so I could make sure I get calls for interviews when I am out. It is entirely feasible that she had the phone before she was unemployed. You don't know a person's hardship or circumstances until you have walked in their shoes.
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