Well said Howard.
Pat, K9JAUAt 06:57 AM 6/23/2013, you wrote:
>Why is it that when any project supported by our president is disliked by
>somebody, they give it his name as a sign of disrespect?
>
>Their is always a sense of jealousy when anybody gets something for free
>that we had to pay for with our hard earned money.  On the other hand, our
>relationship to a phone has changed so drastically, that the need for access
>makes some abuse tolerable.  For example, any cell phone, as long as it has
>a charge will call 911.  The domestic violence centers therefore give them
>to potential victims of domestic violence, so that the people will have
>another option to increase their safety.  The entire HMO based Health care
>system runs on the assumption of being able to communicate with patients by
>phone.  Obviously, when a person is homeless, a land based phone line isn't
>very useful.  With no installation costs, a cell phone becomes the most cost
>effective way of providing a communications option for citizens who live in
>poverty.  Remember, the phones are limited in features and time.  Are some
>sold for drugs?  Probably.  Would you rather that those people stole your
>stuff to sell for drugs?  How about selling their children for drugs?  As
>long as their are actively consuming drugs, and as long as they have become
>addicted to those drugs.  They will do what ever is necessary to obtain the
>drugs.  Better that they have a phone to arrange for drug treatment through
>their HMO's if and when they choose to.
>
>If one person does that every month, doesn't that make the investment worth
>it?  How about the people that call the nurse rather than charge off in
>panic for the unnecessary $200 emergency room visit?  You can pay for a lot
>of phones with the cost savings there.
>
>Are we, the consumers of our wonderful NLS going to complain that somebody
>else is getting something that we are not getting?  Of all people I don't
>think we want to bark up that tree.  How many of us paid for our entire
>educations, paid for every dime of our adaptive technology?  Never used
>subsidized public transportation?  Drove on a road that we paid for?  Oh and
>bought only unsubsidized farm products.  Everybody pays for some things
>while they are using other things.
>
>No president is perfectly right and no president is perfectly wrong.  also
>no president is all powerful.  The executive branch is 1/3 of the
>government.