Jason Chaffetz To Poor: Your iPhone Or Your Doctor

[Rustic]

Millions of Americans that cannot afford iPhones still buy iPhones, socialism allows people to live outside their means...

 

[Luddly Neddite]

How about 40 inch flat screens? Why stop at that? Yachts, Rolls Royces? The possibilities are endless.

Are you saying they're covered in the US Constitution too?

Where do you morons get this crap? Why do you always lie about people?

 

[edthecynic]

Reagan phones? Whew! Weird!

Yes Reagan phones. St Ronnie started the LifeLine free phone program. Bush added cell phones.

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

Are poor people not supposed to have a phone? Really?

I didn't know iphones were a "need." I thought that fell under the "want" category. Silly me.

Does your name mean you call yourself a christian? You'd never know it from your hateful posts. Another damn fundie phony.

Yes, phones are a "need". For many, their cellphone is the only phone they have.

The poor don't buy iPhones and you know it.

Ah but a 700 dollar Samsung Galaxy 7 isn't a "need", it's an extravagance

$700 for an i phone? Really?? I got my landline phone on clearance for ten dollars. My monthly bill is $15.00 and we have zero debt. Now I know why!

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Millions of Americans that cannot afford iPhones still buy iPhones, socialism allows people to live outside their means...

No, that would be capitalism.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Reagan phones? Whew! Weird!

Yes Reagan phones. St Ronnie started the LifeLine free phone program. Bush added cell phones.

Actually, I think it started earlier than that. But yes, it was started LONG before Obama was prez. But, facts never matter to RWNJs like Rustic and @Maathead

 

[OldLady]

Jason Chaffetz: Poor People Shouldn’t Buy iPhones If They Need Money For Health Care

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee says millions of Americans who might lose health insurance need to “make a choice.”

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is proposing a quick fix for low-income Americans unable to afford coverage under President Donald Trump’s newly proposed health care law: Don’t buy an iPhone.

The American Health Care Act, unveiled by House Republican leaders Monday, offers less financial assistance to low-income people than former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, so it would likely result in millions of Americans losing the health coverage they have today.

But the Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Tuesday that Americans who might struggle to afford insurance under the GOP plan simply need to make the choice to “invest in health care.”

“Americans have choices, and they’ve got to make a choice,” Chaffetz said Tuesday on CNN. “So rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care. They’ve got to make those decisions themselves.”

More: Jason Chaffetz: Poor People Shouldn't Buy iPhones If They Need Money For Health Care

Wow! Just wow! Why would anyone have to choose between healthcare and an iPhone? Most likely those who are on the financial edge don't have a home landline. Are they not supposed to have some form of electronic communication?

Obama said the same thing a few years ago when people were complaining about the mandate. Take a look at your cellphone bill, or something to that effect.
NONE of these guys in Washington D.C. know what it is to be broke. None.

 

[OldLady]

Poor people DON'T have iPhones!!!!! The cheapest one is about $500. If the poor have any kind of cell phone it is probably a flip phone or a BushPhone.

TRAC phones from Rite Aid. And they never have any minutes.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Are poor people not supposed to have a phone? Really?

I didn't know iphones were a "need." I thought that fell under the "want" category. Silly me.

Does your name mean you call yourself a christian? You'd never know it from your hateful posts. Another damn fundie phony.

Yes, phones are a "need". For many, their cellphone is the only phone they have.

The poor don't buy iPhones and you know it.

Ah but a 700 dollar Samsung Galaxy 7 isn't a "need", it's an extravagance

$700 for an i phone? Really?? I got my landline phone on clearance for ten dollars. My monthly bill is $15.00 and we have zero debt. Now I know why!

For the homeless, elderly, vets, disabled, a cell phone is not an extravagance. And no, SassyIrishLass they don't spend $700 for a phone.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Are poor people not supposed to have a phone? Really?

I didn't know iphones were a "need." I thought that fell under the "want" category. Silly me.

Does your name mean you call yourself a christian? You'd never know it from your hateful posts. Another damn fundie phony.

Yes, phones are a "need". For many, their cellphone is the only phone they have.

The poor don't buy iPhones and you know it.

Ah but a 700 dollar Samsung Galaxy 7 isn't a "need", it's an extravagance

$700 for an i phone? Really?? I got my landline phone on clearance for ten dollars. My monthly bill is $15.00 and we have zero debt. Now I know why!

I have a Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge, they are around 700 new, mine was included in the plan though

 

[Meathead]

Reagan phones? Whew! Weird!

Yes Reagan phones. St Ronnie started the LifeLine free phone program. Bush added cell phones.

You're a veritable train wreck of misinformation, aren't you?

 

[Lakhota]

Poor people DON'T have iPhones!!!!! The cheapest one is about $500. If the poor have any kind of cell phone it is probably a flip phone or a BushPhone.

TRAC phones from Rite Aid. And they never have any minutes.

How much are "minutes" - about $10 a month?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Reagan phones? Whew! Weird!

Yes Reagan phones. St Ronnie started the LifeLine free phone program. Bush added cell phones.

You're a veritable train wreck of misinformation, aren't you?

It's true...then along came JugEars and put it on steroids

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Poor people DON'T have iPhones!!!!! The cheapest one is about $500. If the poor have any kind of cell phone it is probably a flip phone or a BushPhone.

TRAC phones from Rite Aid. And they never have any minutes.

An ex-employee of mine asked to be paid early because she was out of minutes on her cheap phone. I paid her and never saw her again. Glad to be rid of her - fundie "christian", meth addict that I felt we should help. But no, she didn't have an expensive phone.

 

[edthecynic]

landlines are much cheaper than cell phones.

Not hardly! My landline from Verizon was over $40 a month for a phone I hardly used. They even charged me a $5/month "under usage fee" because I rarely made long distance calls. I got a cheap flip phone and a $10/ month pay as you go plan and told Verizon to get fucked!

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Jason Chaffetz: Poor People Shouldn’t Buy iPhones If They Need Money For Health Care

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee says millions of Americans who might lose health insurance need to “make a choice.”

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is proposing a quick fix for low-income Americans unable to afford coverage under President Donald Trump’s newly proposed health care law: Don’t buy an iPhone.

The American Health Care Act, unveiled by House Republican leaders Monday, offers less financial assistance to low-income people than former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, so it would likely result in millions of Americans losing the health coverage they have today.

But the Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Tuesday that Americans who might struggle to afford insurance under the GOP plan simply need to make the choice to “invest in health care.”

“Americans have choices, and they’ve got to make a choice,” Chaffetz said Tuesday on CNN. “So rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care. They’ve got to make those decisions themselves.”

More: Jason Chaffetz: Poor People Shouldn't Buy iPhones If They Need Money For Health Care

Wow! Just wow! Why would anyone have to choose between healthcare and an iPhone? Most likely those who are on the financial edge don't have a home landline. Are they not supposed to have some form of electronic communication?

Funny,never heard a peep out of you hypocritical hacks when barry came out with this gem....what gives?

 

[Darkwind]

Are poor people not supposed to have a phone? Really?

I didn't know iphones were a "need." I thought that fell under the "want" category. Silly me.

iPhones are not a need, but a phone IS considered a need, which is why Reagan started the LifeLine free phone program in the first place. St Ronnie believed every household needed a phone for emergencies at the very least, as well as to secure a job.

A phone is not a need, even if Reagan stated otherwise. However, note how he phrased it.

One phone per household, a landline is adequate to meet that so-called need. No need for a smartphone for every person in the household unless they have already prioritized their spending and are paying their own way, i.e., healthcare insurance.

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

Are poor people not supposed to have a phone? Really?

I didn't know iphones were a "need." I thought that fell under the "want" category. Silly me.

Does your name mean you call yourself a christian? You'd never know it from your hateful posts. Another damn fundie phony.

Yes, phones are a "need". For many, their cellphone is the only phone they have.

The poor don't buy iPhones and you know it.

Ah but a 700 dollar Samsung Galaxy 7 isn't a "need", it's an extravagance

$700 for an i phone? Really?? I got my landline phone on clearance for ten dollars. My monthly bill is $15.00 and we have zero debt. Now I know why!

I have a Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge, they are around 700 new, mine was included in the plan though

Well if you can afford it, I say enjoy it! I'm sure you worked for yours and didn't ask the government to pick up your tab! I'm all for people being rewarded for their own hard work and enjoying the fruits of their labor.

If only the democrats could catch on to that idea! THEIR LABOR. NOT OURS!

 

[TNHarley]

landlines are much cheaper than cell phones.

Not hardly! My landline from Verizon was over $40 a month for a phone I hardly used. They even charged me a $5/month "under usage fee" because I rarely made long distance calls. I got a cheap flip phone and a $10/ month pay as you go plan and told Verizon to get fucked!

my local phone company has 10 dollar plans.
Verizon over charges on everything.

 

[edthecynic]

People make decisions about what to spend money on all the time. Discretionary income isn't unlimited, in life you prioritize. Furthermore, Obama got a pass on similar statements it seems:

Chaffetz hit for iPhone vs. health care comment – but Obama made same argument

Chaffetz hit for iPhone vs. health care comment – but Obama made same argument

In a lengthy answer, Obama speculated about someone making $40,000-$50,000 a year, who thinks an insurance option that costs $300 a month is too much.

$40k to 50k is well above the individual poverty line and not a person who qualifys for ACA subsidies that Chaffetz is talking about.