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Old Sep 07, 2009, 12:05 AM
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Is the reason you are against this program the fact that they are giving away a free cell phone instead of a free stationary home phone? - imo, cell phones are more convenient as they travel and one never knows when a child will need to be picked up from school sick or hurt while their single parent is at work, taking care of a sick parent, grocery shopping, picking up medicine or taking some time to go to the doctors because they are sick with the flu.

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Originally Posted by AAAAA View Post
if WE the tax payers are paying for this service, isn’t it also our responsibility to ensure that this money is spent on a necessity rather than a luxury item?
This is being done by the people that where hired to run the program.... an income eligible program at that - so the program is actually helping those in need and not just those that are looking for a free cell phone.

Last edited by Rhapsody; Sep 07, 2009 at 12:17 AM.