Why there is no non-profit here that gets donations and spent them to wipe out medical and general debt that is the cheapest available on the market right now? Or are there ?
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John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
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Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
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Wouldn't it still be outstanding on your credit report. It's debt that you didn't pay. How long does it stay on your credit report?
IIRC, these accounts fall off the credit report in 7 years from the date that was deemed as last activity date on that account.
So why would anyone declare bankruptcy?
Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
#43As a non-american guy that has never seen John Oliver before, I found it very hard to sit through the entire thing until the end, though the payoff was definitely worth it.
This guys looks to me like he's been in TV for a little too long and tries very hard to find a audience with very simple jokes (that feel kind of forced) amplified by background laughter.
He has the right idea and did the right thing but I personally would have found it more enjoyable without the jokes.
Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
#44Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
#45I'm not aware of any other show that so seamlessly combines rip-roaringly funny comedy with essential insight into the way our society and system of government is deeply flawed. And on top of that, he even manages to direct action to fix the issues he draws attention to -- taking down the FCC website being one example[1]. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/03/john-oliv...
It's a good show (he's funny and you learn stuff) but it's way too preachy. He gets just a little too excited about things that are basically impossible for anyone to get excited about. Clearly pandering to the young, left crowd. I'm sure it makes some people feel very warm at night but it gives me a bad taste in my mouth after binge watching.
The only person I loved was Stephen Colbert. I can't stand the left-preaching Daily Show and spinoffs.
Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a good show (he's funny and you learn stuff) but it's way too preachy. He gets just a little too excited about things that are basically impossible for anyone to get excited about. Clearly pandering to the young, left crowd. I'm sure it makes some people feel very warm at night but it gives me a bad taste in my mouth after binge watching.
You took the words out of my mouth and I'm glad someone else feels the same. It's a difficult thing to articulate but I think he crosses a line into unbearable preachiness and pandering. It's a bummer because I think the guy is a riot, but I just can't take the lectures anymore, and yes, given that this is almost a Daily Show spinoff, it's not terribly surprising to see a heavy left-leaning slant to everything...that…
It is very preachy but the problem is that often he talks about highly abused topics.
- debt collection
- voter identification and voter fraud
- abortion clinic laws
- trump
And he doesn't ever state things as "fact" when it is speculation. He only specifies facts when they are facts. And he never tries to push opinions into sort-of-kind-of factual sounding things like most news sites.
How would you talk about a topic where voters are being forced to show identification in such a way as to exclude most minority voters and even have people state on camera that is the goal? These are blatant abuses of power that should be heavily exposed.
This is why I have respect and don't feel he's too preachy.
Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a good show (he's funny and you learn stuff) but it's way too preachy. He gets just a little too excited about things that are basically impossible for anyone to get excited about. Clearly pandering to the young, left crowd. I'm sure it makes some people feel very warm at night but it gives me a bad taste in my mouth after binge watching.
Thats the reason why I stopped watching it too. No doubt it has something but it's just too one sided IMO. It's bashing from a very specific political angle. I.e. it always possible to know what side of critique he is going to fall down on, and that for me isn't interesting.
Yep. Same here.
He wasn't nearly as judgmental in The Bugle, while being as funny as ever. [1] [2]
Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
#48Why there is no non-profit here that gets donations and spent them to wipe out medical and general debt that is the cheapest available on the market right now? Or are there ?
There are some. Like http://rollingjubilee.org/
"But as of December 31st, 2013, we have stopped accepting new donations."
Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
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If the debt collectors somehow manage to trick the debtors into acknowledging the debt, the debt clock is reset & it goes back on to your credit report.
Wouldn't it still be outstanding on your credit report. It's debt that you didn't pay. How long does it stay on your credit report?
Well defaulted medical debt is in a different category than regular debt.
Re: John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on 'Last Week Tonight'
#50There's a program called The Rolling Jubilee which has been doing this for a few years. I think the idea is that it encourages people to help pay off the next person's debt, since the amount they were forgiven is much more than it cost to buy it: http://rollingjubilee.org/ I believe that this is an offshoot of the Occupy movement.
"But as of December 31st, 2013, we have stopped accepting new donations."
Would love to see someone new come in and start doing the same.