The internet needs to come down in price, many can't afford it. Its horrible to pay 70 just for internet for Comcast and another 80 for basic TV with no premium channels. How many people can afford this? Not the working poor that is for sure. To read news one much now subscribe for all major papers online. How many people are left behind from shopping on the net, to bill paying on the net, access to the SOS on the net, sales ads on the net.

You are not serious are you? The working poor in the United States is the most fortunate working poor in the world... People survive without the internet everyday... And God forbid that they have 75 channels, but no Premium Channels if they have cable... I have a suggestion... If you are so concerned about the working poor, find a family and buy them a $40.00 HDTV 180 mile range TV Antenna... Solves that problem... While you are there make sure they have Library Cards for the Public Library which is funded by your tax dollars... I don't know if you know that there are computers inside said library... Solves that job hunting problem without a computer... News papers are 50 to .75 cents a day... Save the beer cans their drinking to pay for the newspapers... Paying bills cans still be paid by snail mail...
I am all for people getting a hand up when it is needed... But some of the working poor you speak of are professional poor people and it pays damn well... While you are out looking for a family to help, keep a tally of the I-Phones being toted around...