Have you heard it all now? This was sent to us by a reader…<\/p>\n
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, our illustrious Congress quietly comes up with a new zinger to put their hands in your pockets, and pick them while you aren’t watching. Isn’t this just wonderful!<\/p>\n
I was standing in line at the checkout counter at WalMart and as I looked at the line behind me, I saw a couple of people talking about what looked like identical new cell phones, bragging about the fact that their phones were free and so was the airtime.<\/p>\n
The woman in line behind me had heard the same exchange and turned to the young man behind her and asked, “Is that a new type of cell phone?”<\/p>\n
The young man replied, “Yes, this is my new ‘Obama phone'”.<\/p>\n
She asked him what an “Obama phone” was, and he went on to say that, “Welfare recipients are now eligible to receive” what he described as (1) a FREE new cell phone, and (2) approximately 70 FREE minutes of air time every month.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, I was a little skeptical about his answer, so when I got back home, I ‘Googled’ it, and lo and behold, he was telling the truth. This was what I discovered: SafeLink Wireless is a government supported program that provides a free cell phone and airtime each month for income-eligible customers.<\/p>\n
In other words, your tax dollars are being distributed to a wireless phone provider to provide welfare recipients with free cell phones and airtime.<\/p>\n
The ship of State is sinking, and it’s sinking fast. The old concept of getting ahead through hard work has flown out the window. It has been replaced by Obama’s and Congress’ idea of “Hope and Change.” The country has changed all right, changed to “Why should I work for it, when I can get it for free?”<\/p>\n