" A cell phone will be deemed to be a basic human right or necessity only in socialist countries like Canada " - http://www.TorontoOntarioNews.com

gimme a break this is bs and I'm tired of all my money going to idiots too dumb or lazy to work. They should cut back the welfare progam no expand it.

GIVE THEM AND INCH AND THEY WILL TAKE A YARD! WELFARE SHOULD BE

GIVEN ONLY TO THOSE TOO SICK OR TOO OLD TO WORK.  WE SUPPORT GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES ON WELFARE WITHOUT ANY RESIDENCY REQUIIREMENTS HER IN NEW YORK.

And just what are we paying customers going to get for free? ABSOLUTLY NOTHING!!!!!!!

It looks like the illiterate get the internet, why shouldn't the unemployed get a way to communicate with potential employers? You people are barking about 68 minutes of airtime? How else are we supposed to get honest people off of the system without a way to communicate? The dishonest are always going to find a way to take advantage of everything, but 68 minutes is hardly worth complaining about. Put your effort towards something that might make a difference, like hiring somebody. Better yet, why don't you try giving them your job and you take the 68 minute program, they'll probably appreciate it more than you do... I do find it disturbing that a foriegn country is the outfit that's handling this, maybe you should be complaining about that instead...

  matt  (Posted 01.12.09 5:59 PM

I used a massage phone when I didn't have a phone and it got me work. You know your neighbor, friends, and family the ones who care enough to let you know when a future employer called. I'm sure somebody would help to get you off your a$$ if you need help. I’m not willing to pay more $$$$$$$.......  

How else are we supposed to get honest people off of the system without a way to communicate???????????

    I pay $10.00 a month for my 100 minutes air time and have for quit some time know and I think that’s cheap enough . That’s the honest way of getting work. If you are not going to work a phone isn’t going to matter.

Free housing, free food, free medical, and cell pones too, why do we reward the ones who simply choose to do nothing because someone will eventually give it to them.  My husband and I both work we were taught to depend on ourselves.    I think the system needs revised, our elderly and handicapped citizens need a raise, the lazy crack heads and illegals need get off the hand out program that was never meant to be a way of life

I agree with the program. For one simple reason not everyone has a support system. What about that neighbor's wife that won't speak to anyone. And you think she is a snob. But did you ever think he abuses her. And with out these programs she can't leave or become independant. In fact she might die. Is it really worth her life to not give because of  those few losers who never want to have a life?

If they could actually communicate, maybe they could get a job....

We give them twelve years of free education, maybe that's not enough?

Welfare should have a time limit.  Two years, that's it... Then you need to contribute somehow to the system.. Do some work, whatever it might be.  Clean parks, streets, get a trade and apply it.