I thought poor people were given free government-paid smartphones? Anyone who qualifies for food stamps can get a free smartphone. Is that no longer a thing? Last time I checked that was around 2016 I guess.
Only if you are super poor enough to qualify, and have time and the capacity to jump through all the hoops to get one, and you live somewhere that there is a provider that has coverage, and ect, ect., then you can get a discount on your cell plan. For some people who are “lucky enough” to be super poor enough, the discount can actually be enough to make the phone essentially $0.
Is this what they started calling Obama phones, since I’m guessing this started during the Obama administration, and that’s just another Republican shitspeak.
The free phone program started earlier but was expanded to smartphones (for Internet and also because homeless people don’t have a landline) under Obama. And yes, Republicans shat on it.
I thought poor people were given free government-paid smartphones? Anyone who qualifies for food stamps can get a free smartphone. Is that no longer a thing? Last time I checked that was around 2016 I guess.
Only if you are super poor enough to qualify, and have time and the capacity to jump through all the hoops to get one, and you live somewhere that there is a provider that has coverage, and ect, ect., then you can get a discount on your cell plan. For some people who are “lucky enough” to be super poor enough, the discount can actually be enough to make the phone essentially $0.
In the US that’s true but don’t remind them or they’ll take it away!
Is this what they started calling Obama phones, since I’m guessing this started during the Obama administration, and that’s just another Republican shitspeak.
The free phone program started earlier but was expanded to smartphones (for Internet and also because homeless people don’t have a landline) under Obama. And yes, Republicans shat on it.