Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.
The $3.2 billion program is part of the $900 billion December pandemic-relief package. The government is increasing spending on broadband as the pandemic made stark that millions of Americans did not have access to, and could not afford, broadband at a time when jobs, school and health care was moving online.
It’s unclear how long the money will last but it’s expected to be several months. Tens of millions of people are eligible, although the Federal Communications Commission, which is administering the program, did not specify a number.
For example, your household is eligible if you receive food stamps, have a child in the free or reduced-price school lunch program, use Medicaid, or lost income during the pandemic and made $99,000 for single filers, or $198,000 for joint filers, or less.
All designed to get people used to relying on the government instead of being self sufficient and the dignity that comes with it
This caught my eye….then read the fine print. Lots of stipulations.
Few will qualify.
Oh well, it was nice for the moment.
How about those that teleworked for a year. They should get $50 off
Uh? Teleworked….12 months…
Didn’t have to drive to work 5 days a week (savings); didn’t have to buy clothes (savings); ate at home (savings); probably didn’t take 2 showers a day (savings); no luxury expenditures (savings); no BIG XMAS, birthdays, Turkey day celebration, (savings) didn’t take a vacation (savings).
So your water bill and electricity probably more!
Still entitled to that $50 bucks a month?
BWAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA