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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump FCC votes to roll back program that helps low-income families afford Internet access
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http://thehill.com/policy/technology/360818-fcc-moves-to-limit-program-funding-internet-access-for-low-income
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took steps Thursday to roll back Lifeline a program that subsidizes broadband and phone service for low income households.
The FCC voted in a 3-2 split along party lines favoring Republicans to reform the program during the agencys monthly open meeting.
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As Joy said, all all out attack on the poor. My retired grandma who was on security benefited from the Lifeline program. This is so SHAMEFUL.
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Trump FCC votes to roll back program that helps low-income families afford Internet access (Original Post)
iluvtennis
Nov 2017
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hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)1. Unspeakable cruelty
underpants
(182,877 posts)2. Wanted climb out of poverty by taking classes on line?
Suck it.
Kid has homework they do on line?
Suck it
Wanted to buy something for the holidays on line?
Suck it.
mopinko
(70,208 posts)8. that last one-
is there some reason they dont want the economic boom that is the internet to keep booming?
big retailers got them on the payroll, or what?
underpants
(182,877 posts)9. It's like they have no idea what they're doing
safeinOhio
(32,715 posts)3. Ayn Rand 101
If you cant pull your own weight......too bad for you.... even if your 90 years old.
CrispyQ
(36,509 posts)4. I agree with the DUer who said
for every year the Con is in office, it will take 10 to recover. His inhumanity is on full display.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)5. .
underpants
(182,877 posts)10. LOL
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)6. Jackass
Vogon_Glory
(9,128 posts)7. At the risk of sounding cruel,
I still.cant help but wonder how many Trump voters have assisted in slitting their own throats.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)11. Does not sound cruel at all.
Runningdawg
(4,522 posts)12. They will close the libraries soon
Can't have poor people using computers or learning there either.
mopinko
(70,208 posts)13. is this because people call the phones "obama phones"?
even tho it was st ronnie that started the program?
iluvtennis
(19,871 posts)14. Probably, he's bent on overriding everything Obama. GAH