Sword's Tavern

Wait? What? What did I just say?  Well, it seems that our all powerful Government has gotten into the mobile phone business, and as usual they have decided that they want to spend, uh .. I mean lose money while doing it.  You see, they are giving away the phones and the minutes to use on them.  Oh, but only to people who are already latched on to the Government dole for support.  So, instead of rewarding people who are making their way on their own, they reward the people who are already getting handouts.  According to their own propaganda, you can “qualify for Assurance Wireless if you participate in Medicaid, Food Stamps/SNAP, Social Security Income (SSI), or other government programs”.  I was unable to find any type of definition for “other government programs”.

Wow, seems to me like they are sending the wrong message, and really, I think this is just one more way that the folks in charge are buying votes.  I mean, let’s get real, if you are already not having to work for a living because you are getting funded by the Feds, and now on top of that they toss in a new phone and service for free to boot?  Who the heck would you vote for, the people that keep giving you free stuff, or someone that might want to cut that back and expect you to take care of yourself just a little bit.

Yeah, that’s what I thought too.