Government theft of your cell phone time

Recently it was reported in the news that the Obama administration wants to pass a law that allows 3rd party parasites (3rd party collections agencies) to be able to use robo-callers to call the cell phones of people in default.

BAD IDEA.

In America, unlike other parts of the world, a person in the US pays for Cell Phone Minuets for both incoming and outgoing calls. The result of this is telemarketers and 3rd party collectors are not allowed to call these numbers.

Some want to switch the American system to one like that of many European systems, where the person only pays for outgoing calls. This would allow the telemarketers and others to call the cell phone numbers.

There is just one problem. Many people switched to cell phones BECAUSE they do not allow telemarketers to call. The so called "do not call list" is not working the way it should and many have found that having a cell phone is just as good as having one home phone.

In the case of student loans, many people in default have pre-paid phones. These phones require you to purchase minuets ahead of time. Many of these people use the phones for emergencies only, or when they are trying to find work.

IF the Obama administration gets its wish, the 3rd party parasites robo callers will be able to tie up a line with constant calling. And unless the person can block the call, or set a specific ringer to it, they will end up answering the call - and doing that costs them Minuets. Even a 5 second answer to find out its a robo call, costs the cell phone user 1 full minuet. In effect, this law would allow the government to steal resources (property) from a defaulted student, without having a court order.

The Obama Administration knows, that due to the dismal economy, many students are defaulting simply because there are no jobs. So instead of helping these students, the administration is victimizing them.

And for students who have been in default for a long period, this is just another of and endless attacks on them by the US government.

Time for it to end. It is time for the government to address the problem and help the students instead of further persecuting them.