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35. Yep...gotta' give it to John Oliver...

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 10:27 PM

Jun 2016

great way to help some very needy people...

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John Oliver Makes TV History By Forgiving $15 Million In Medical Debt [View all] Initech Jun 2016 OP

Thank you John Oliver for shining a light on this. think Jun 2016 #1

John Oliver with another beat down. sarcasmo Jun 2016 #2

thank you, john oliver. niyad Jun 2016 #3

occpuy wall street rolling jubilee is doing this, as well niyad Jun 2016 #4

It is a good deed in a cruel world that they do!. . . . . annabanana Jun 2016 #18

Great idea but Politicub Jun 2016 #23

What is a jubilee? mountain grammy Jun 2016 #36

thank you for that wonderful information. and for the reminder of how iceland handled the niyad Jun 2016 #46

They're not accepting donations as of 12/31/2013. nt valerief Jun 2016 #48

John Oliver's show copied the idea from Rolling Jubilee IronLionZion Jun 2016 #41

Marking. Thanks. underpants Jun 2016 #54

Almost as much as Bill got paid to help bring more students into debt... modestybl Jun 2016 #5

Awwwww zappaman Jun 2016 #7

Thanks John Mark 750 Jun 2016 #6

I think our government should pass a law ToxMarz Jun 2016 #8

If we had Medicare for All, people wouldn't get into this debt to begin with. nt valerief Jun 2016 #34

Exactly. There are no medical bankruptcies in countries with universal coverage pberq Jun 2016 #43

I've never understood why insurance companies TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #44

Oh Shit!!! :D :D :D DetlefK Jun 2016 #9

What a great humanitarian felix_numinous Jun 2016 #10

All the debt in the US could be forgiven this way by billionaires... ALL of it if they bought for MillennialDem Jun 2016 #14

And the trillions overseas felix_numinous Jun 2016 #17

Oprah , should top that...why? nt. Stellar Jun 2016 #11

That was a joke. Initech Jun 2016 #15

... Cirque du So-What Jun 2016 #19

Because up until the airing of John's show, Oprah held the title for the largest Glassunion Jun 2016 #50

Whoa...thank you for sharing. Stellar Jun 2016 #51

Buying debt is a scandal. What a travesty the whole thing is. AllyCat Jun 2016 #12

Wonderful Man. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #13

Hoping this leads to much more light on this wretched business. DiehardLiberal Jun 2016 #16

Rather than welfare for corporations Scalded Nun Jun 2016 #20

This is gonna happen very soon with student debt... pbmus Jun 2016 #29

K & R. Thank you Jon Oliver, what a good man to help with this regressive, cruel system. appalachiablue Jun 2016 #21

Wow. That was amazing. This is a jewel of a man! Thank you Jon Stewart for finding him Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #22

This is no way to run a health care system. Enthusiast Jun 2016 #24

dirty filthy democratic socialist nazi fascist! Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #25

I don't like how the CNN article called this a "stunt". SpankMe Jun 2016 #26

Excellent idea pbmus Jun 2016 #28

What's wrong with "something unusual done to attract attention?" Nothing. Festivito Jun 2016 #31

Great post! NobodyInParticular Jun 2016 #38

Rolling Jubilee has been doing this for years IronLionZion Jun 2016 #42

Thanks to John Oliver .... pbmus Jun 2016 #27

I worked a few years in a county records department. tanyev Jun 2016 #30

If it weren't for comedians, we wouldn't get ANY real news on U.S. TV. valerief Jun 2016 #32

Not to push it John, but maybe, just maybe ET Awful Jun 2016 #33

Yep...gotta' give it to John Oliver... Thespian2 Jun 2016 #35

And it only cost him 60 grand. killbotfactory Jun 2016 #37

Yeah that was the most mind blowing part! Initech Jun 2016 #39

love, love, LOVE John Oliver! Skittles Jun 2016 #40

Yes wonderful that UglyGreed Jun 2016 #45

I watched that lunatica Jun 2016 #47

Cool. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #49

Kick sarcasmo Jun 2016 #52

My recording ended 2 minutes early underpants Jun 2016 #53