Re:Obama: "It is unacceptable that the U.S. ranks 15th in th...
by noonespecial on Monday December 08, 2008 @02:07PM
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Sigh, does anyone really believe that internet access is going to make a serious difference in the lives of those children...
Me. I do. Maybe not all of them. Maybe not even most. But some, certainly.
I never was much for the argument that we shouldn't give poor people X because they won't know how to use it. Perhaps we shouldn't help them with the electric bill either because they're just gonna sit around and watch "Spongebob".
Sure, some will waste the opportunity, but as government help programs go, this one is cheap. Lets let them decide what to do with that opportunity.
Me. I do. Maybe not all of them. Maybe not even most. But some, certainly.
I never was much for the argument that we shouldn't give poor people X because they won't know how to use it. Perhaps we shouldn't help them with the electric bill either because they're just gonna sit around and watch "Spongebob".
Sure, some will waste the opportunity, but as government help programs go, this one is cheap. Lets let them decide what to do with that opportunity.