CORRECTION, IT'S NOT AN OBAMA PHONE
As promised when I started this blog, I will always admit it if I have posted incorrect information. I try to do extensive research and haven't had to clarify or change anything so far, but here goes my first clarification.
In my post on this subject I said I couldn't track down where this program came from. Turns out this free phone nonsense was started under Reagan (it's nonsense no matter who started it), and it has been expanded upon and changed over the years. So I apologize, it should not be called the Obama Phone. It could be called the Reagan Ringer or the Government Gabber, but no matter what it is called with a multi-trillion dollar deficit it shouldn't be happening. Cuts need to be made everywhere. We no longer have the money to frivolously spend here, there and everywhere.
One other fact? It is administered by phone companies and partially paid for by federal and state fees attached to your phone bills. So we are still footing the bill. The phone companies who administer this program? They outsource their customer service to India. Too bad that the "fees" we pay are not used to provide Americans with jobs.
Yes it's been around for a few years, but didn't realize it is THAT old. Just started in Polk County over a year ago. Obama is still a good name because it had been universally expanded. They will tell you that it is a "free" service. "Not paid for with your tax dollars!" It is paid for through the USC. Yes THAT is a hidden tax on everyone elses phone bill. Check your bill. Eveyone has it. That is how it is "free"!
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