Trump FCC votes to roll back program that helps low-income families afford Internet access

[iluvtennis]

Link to tweet

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 agency’s 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.

[hlthe2b]

1. Unspeakable cruelty

[underpants]

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]

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]

9. It's like they have no idea what they're doing

[safeinOhio]

3. Ayn Rand 101

If you can’t pull your own weight......too bad for you.... even if your 90 years old.

[CrispyQ]

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]

5. .

[underpants]

10. LOL

[ghostsinthemachine]

6. Jackass

[Vogon_Glory]

7. At the risk of sounding cruel,

I still.can’t help but wonder how many Trump voters have assisted in slitting their own throats.

[Doreen]

11. Does not sound cruel at all.

[Runningdawg]

12. They will close the libraries soon

Can't have poor people using computers or learning there either.

[mopinko]

13. is this because people call the phones "obama phones"?

even tho it was st ronnie that started the program?

[iluvtennis]

14. Probably, he's bent on overriding everything Obama. GAH