2.2 billion dollars on Obama phones.

[StagLefty]

I hate cell phones so much I wouldn't take a free one even if I qualified for it.

[theGinsue]

If I recall, that was the orginal intent of the program. Provide people in rural america phones so they can use it in an emergency. Then it morphed it that bloated waste of a program.

You are correct. But we all know you don't need 200+ minutes a month (per phone) for emergencies. More .gov liberalism buying off the entitlement class.

[TS12000]

Cell phones with no service can still dial 911...just saying.

[hurley842002]

Cell phones with no service can still dial 911...just saying.

This... Been saying it forever!

[jerrymrc]

Other than people that do not have one I am sure I have the cheapest one around. Phone was $20 and I am on my second one in the 7 years I have had this #. I use it for travel and when I go out but with the roll over min and it came with double min I spend $80 per year for it.

$20 gets me a 60 min card that is 120 min and 3 months. I have to buy 4 per year. I currently have about 400 min on the phone. 40 min per month is more than enough but then they are not using it for emergency's now are they?

I bet they blow through there 200 min in a few days. Then they claim it was lost or stolen so they can get another one. As mentioned in the article it just needs to be scrapped and start over. In most places a slandered local land line is like $19 per month and that is what it needs to go back to IMO.

[TEAMRICO]

I see kids at the school I work for texting away on the Obama Phones.
The whole family gets one...for Emergencies.....like "Justin Bieber is soooooo cute" LOL!
Sad to see the US come to this.

[roberth]

Buying votes, just like theGinsue said.

I cannot wait until these people run out of fiat money.

[SA Friday]

Daaaaaaaaanm. How do we get Ginsue one of these here Obama phones?

[Irving]

I've debated this with a liberal friend and he was ok with it. "A small fee is no big deal to us so I'm all for it if it helps someone else out."

Your friend must be okay with mosquitoes, ticks, and vampires then.

Anyone remember that plan in Detroit or Chicago that spent 2 million dollars to clothe the poor, and only ended up clothing 40 people?

[theGinsue]

Daaaaaaaaanm. How do we get Ginsue one of these here Obama phones?

Obama phone? Me? Me with an Obama phone?

Ain't nobody got time for that.