Bob McCarty Writes

While driving home from the airport tonight, I was listening to The Dana Show on 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis and heard conservative talk show host Dana Loesch expressing her disgust about a free, government-support phone service for people on the public dole.  Then, as soon as I got home, I found an e-mail on the subject from Sandy Garber — an anti-socialism rallies friend.  By now, I had to check it out and was astounded by what I found at SafeLink Wireless.

According to the company’s web site, all you need to do to qualify is prove one of the following:

1. You already participate in other State or Federal assistance program such as Federal Public Housing Assistance, Food Stamps and Medicaid.
   

   OR

2. Your total household income is at or below 135% of the poverty guidelines set by your State and/or the Federal Government.
   

   AND

3. No one in your household currently receives Lifeline Service through another phone carrier.
4. You have a valid United States Postal Address. In order for us to ship you your free phone you must live at a residence that can receive mail from the US Post Office. Sorry, but P.O. Boxes cannot be accepted.

In addition to meeting the guidelines above, the site says, you will also be required to provide proof of your participation in an assistance program, or proof of your income level.

What do you do if you have questions about the service?  I suspect that you need only contact your local ACORN office.

AFTERTHOUGHT: On the flip side, Obama’s wealth redistribution efforts will soon have all of us qualifying for free phone service.