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June 6, 2016 07:49 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8fbefartUjo/john-oliver-buys-and-forgives.html
John Oliver buys and forgives $15M in medical debt, illustrates horrors of America's debt-collectors
John Oliver now holds the American record for largest single giveaway in history, doubling Oprah's "you get a car!" record -- but Oliver did it by forming a debt-collection agency and buying up the debt of Americans who'd defaulted on the sky-high expenses from life-threatening illnesses, then forgiving the debts. (more…)
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