Originally Posted by
Trowserchilli
They sure are balls.
The program was started under Reagan using discounts for land line telephones. The subsidization of cell phones began under Clinton.
The program tripled in size under Obama. From $800 million in 2009 to $2.2 billion in 2012.
You are wrong as well.."The president has no direct impact on the program, and one could hardly call these devices "Obama Phones," as the e-mail author does. This specific program, SafeLink, started under President George Bush, with grants from an independent company created under President Bill Clinton, which was a legacy of an act passed under President Franklin Roosevelt, which was influenced by an agreement reached between telecommunications companies and the administration of President Woodrow Wilson."
And yes, it cost too much.