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Nov 3, 2012

Your new cell phone taxes are paying for the fastest growing welfare program in the country... Free cell phones?

The federal grant for free cell phones that received recent attention.  The Heritage Foundation’s Foundry reports:

Welfare recipients in approximately 20 states–with more to follow– are currently eligible to receive a free cell phone with a limited number of monthly minutes. All individuals that qualify for state or federal welfare–food stamps, Medicaid, etc.–and have an income at or below 135% of the poverty level, are eligible. According to a Fox News report, the cell phone service is currently the fastest growing welfare program in the country.

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