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But I'll take it further than free phones. No matter where you are on the economic scale, the entire world is moving online. Want to bag groceries at your local supermarket? You have to apply online. Same for Section 8 housing and food benefits. Doing your taxes can be ridiculous if you only want paper. Applying for SS or Medicare is much easier online.
Everyone in America should have access to free WiFi. Public libraries across the country should be given grants to help create programs to teach people how to use their phones. Libraries also need funding to help people who can't read to go online and fill out all these forms (just a heads-up, I'm now a librarian and you can't turn your back on people).
I've begun to believe the ability to freely communicate should be a right...I don't mean unlimited free international calls.
Enough of my Sunday soapbox.
I agree with. I think its strange we havent seen someone like Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff bezos, suggest free high speed internet coverage for EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE. Online retailers would LOVE the idea, Id imagine Govt would like it too, just because they can track anyone they like much easier as well as the level of control they would have with this.
And there again, they must prove that they qualify to get free airtime, and it is very limited minutes. I think they get 60 minutes a month. And they are limited to one phone per address and it is cross checked.
60 minutes a month ? That would last me a year or two !
I think that is missing the point, as we should not be providing cell phones and service to anyone, even if the phones cost a nickle and the service is $10 per month.
Far too many luxuries are now being provided, not the least of which is cable service. That fee you see on your bill called "universal service fee", is code for you paying for a "underprivileged" slugs cable service.
It is little wonder why so many will not attempt to work when so much is given to them.
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Go out and try to get a job with no contact number. Let us know how that works out for you.
Well, I wouldn't qualify, I bought my smartphone in Oct and have used it for 4 minutes so far. In fact, my carrier called me to see if the phone was working.
Grocery shopping at Wal-Mart the other day and saw a young Hispanic girl walking around with boxes of cell phones asking shoppers if they wanted a free cell phone. She said anyone on food stamps qualifies. It's a brand called Assurance.
DISCUSS!!!
Did you just wake up from a decade long nap to start this troll thread and run? Weak sauce.
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