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<blockquote data-quote="Seedy" data-source="post: 1992071" data-attributes="member: 10694">Which brings up the most ironic part of the whole &quot;Obamaphone&quot; myth:&nbsp; It isnt the .gov that is fostering this abuse of the lifeline program.&nbsp; It is predatory businesses capitalizing on poor people that is encouraging the abuse[/I].&nbsp; I am not opposed to the lifeline program.&nbsp; I believe having a phone is an essential part of getting a job. It is the abuse of this program that I think WE ALL agree is wrong.&nbsp; Do you really think it is an accident that the FREE PHONE commercials air during the same time slots as ambulance chased ads (sorry JB <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" data-shortname=":D" /> ) and pay day loan companies?&nbsp; Look at these companies locally that adverise these phone.&nbsp; THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME PEOPLE THAT OPERATE PREDATORY PAYDAY LOAN COMPANIES.&nbsp; They lure people in with the &quot;free phones&quot; and then take advantage of them with 900% APR &quot;short term loans&quot;.&nbsp; Not to mention the huge profit they are making off of the subsidized phones.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Seedy, post: 1992071, member: 10694"] Which brings up the most ironic part of the whole "Obamaphone" myth: It isnt the .gov that is fostering this abuse of the lifeline program. [B]It is predatory businesses capitalizing on poor people that is encouraging the abuse[/B][/I]. I am not opposed to the lifeline program. I believe having a phone is an essential part of getting a job. It is the abuse of this program that I think WE ALL agree is wrong. Do you really think it is an accident that the FREE PHONE commercials air during the same time slots as ambulance chased ads (sorry JB :D ) and pay day loan companies? Look at these companies locally that adverise these phone. THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME PEOPLE THAT OPERATE PREDATORY PAYDAY LOAN COMPANIES. They lure people in with the "free phones" and then take advantage of them with 900% APR "short term loans". Not to mention the huge profit they are making off of the subsidized phones. [/QUOTE]

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