New
#1
They really know how to waste the taxpayers money.
FCC proposing monthly broadband subsidies for low-income households
-
-
New #2
It's more than a waste; it will contribute more to the welfare state. Why work harder, getting an education along the way if necessary, to pay for what you want if the government is going to hand it to you on a platter? What the FCC should do is require the ISPs to beef up their infrastructure and quit gouging people for the substandard service they provide.
-
New #3
On the flip side, it could be the step your fellow low income man may need to help themselves out of poverty.
If it can help, then it'll be worth it. Think about the resources the Internet can bring.
-
-
New #5
Then again, there are even more of those who will never rise above poverty because they don't need to as long they can have everything handed to them. What people need are a hand up, not handouts. If they need the internet for job searches, etc., they can go to the library or use facilities at employment offices. All this FCC proposal amounts to is just another handout removing even more incentive to go out and better themselves.
It's like the old saying: Give a man a fish, he will be fed for one day. Teach a man to fish, he will feed himself for life.
-
-
New #7
That really the wrong way to go about it. My senior mother went through a government training program and never got hired anywhere. Teaching a person to fish doesn't also work if no fish will bite. Remember, there are disabled people that can't work. When you get old, most people get health problems.
I discovered with my own purchases, the food itself is not the culprit. It is actually the cost of products like toilet paper, paper towels, spoons, etc.. It the supplies that cost a lot. We need to reduce the cost of Groceries and supplies that would help tremendously. Government doesn't help with supplies in the U.S.
-
-
FCC proposing monthly broadband subsidies for low-income households
Posted: 08 Mar 2016
The FCC has fine-tuned its plan to offer broadband to the poor.
The Federal Communications Commission will submit a proposal to approve a new broadband subsidy for low-income households across the country, a first in what the organization says is a program to narrow what it believes is a technological divide.
The New York Times reports the subsidy proposed will be $9.25 a month for low-income households and has a good chance of passing among the FCC commissioners who hold a democratic majority.
The new plan, which will be put to a vote on March 31, is part of the $2 billion "Lifeline" phone subsidy program that subsidizes mobile phones for the poor...
Read more: FCC proposing monthly broadband subsidies for low-income households | ZDNet
Related Discussions