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In reply to the discussion: Occupy Wall St Says 'Rolling Jubilee' Raises Enough to Abolish $6 Million in Debt [View all]sense
(1,219 posts)7. It's best to have some knowledge of the subject
before posting. Your questions prove that you haven't even bothered to read a thing about this.
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Hissyspit
Nov 2012
OP
There are NO stupid questions. Why not stop the snark and provide the answers
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#8
But where is Sally Student, who has a $7500 student loan, being told she does not have to pay?
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#14
I seem to be missing something. How does this affects Joe Q. Public and Sally Student
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#21
I sent them a question to them last week when I first heard, and had an answer by the next morning.
Riley18
Nov 2012
#49
Let's get all those immigrants from south border education funds, then they can get citizenship!!!
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#34
Because who decides who gets the liver that Mickey Mantle got and someone didn't?
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#46
OK, yes, so these Occupiers get that too, they're promoting universal jubilee at the same time.
eomer
Nov 2012
#48
I listen to Al Sharpton and he does not talk about them, being that their goals are not interesting
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#36
They are buying private debt then forgiving the amount owed a very noble gesture!
UCmeNdc
Nov 2012
#10
But where on the spreadsheet does it show up? How does Joe Q. Public see it in action
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#11
What makes you think this has anything to do with government or the National Debt?
eShirl
Nov 2012
#13
It sounds like a good P.R. scheme or a good acid trip with a very bad landing
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#18
I am just curious (yellow)- I smell a big fraud here trying to up their soiled reputation
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#37
Yes. As a Jewish person who is liberal,I was very upset over the lumping banksters/Jews together
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#44
but I don't have to want what you want on every issue. Betcha you don't want 1 or 2 my top 10 wants
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#89
Who decides who is given a golden jackpot? Who gets the freebees? And who doesn't?
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#41
sorry you want an echo chamber. Bob Geldof was the same. The world wasn't fed though
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#67
I had two student loans going to college. I paid it off myself, hard as it was.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#90
I want them to succeed. But I want them to do it longterm and the right way
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#92
They overstayed their welcome in NYC. They would have been better 2 weeks on, a month off
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#94
OK...so in effect I can back OWS now, however- this is OWS2, a new offshoot of OWS1
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#109
Rolling Jubilee will also send the debtor a certified letter telling them their debt is absolved.
djean111
Nov 2012
#32
Why not just work for a French like system of health care? We got it moving, lets get more
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#39
When you are buying bundled debt you don't get to pick and choose names.
Systematic Chaos
Nov 2012
#53
Thanks Kaleva, besides my job this is the one thing I have educated myself on...
winstars
Nov 2012
#110