John Oliver Outdoes Oprah: Forgives 15 Million In Medical Debt

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Via Time

The debt-buying industry has lead to some unscrupulous practices among debt collectors and debt collection proceedings are clogging up courts across the country with lawsuits, the vast majority of which go unanswered. Many debt collectors also seem to have little respect for consumers and simply do whatever is necessary to make more money. So Oliver did the only logical thing and decided to get into the debt-buying business himself. He set up an organization called Central Asset Recovery Professionals (or CARP, for the bottom-feeding fish) and bought $14,922,261.76 of medical debt from over 9,000 people. And then he decided to give it all away in the biggest giveaway in television history, even managing to out-do Oprah Winfrey whose biggest giveaway totaled a mere $8 million.

 

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This has to be one of the most badass things I've seen happen on tv.

[Curunir 7,510]

this needs to get SO MUCH attention  

[Economy 52,842]

Wow. Impressed

 

Can he pay my dental bills please? I have a couple cavities that need fillings and my insurance only covers 80%