• AuroraZzz@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Can’t you buy medical debt for a fraction of what is owed from collections agencies? Can a bunch of people do the same thing with student loan debt?

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      2 months ago

      Yes, and John Oliver once did a segment on Last Week Tonight where they bought and canceled some debts to prove it.

      Too bad the Venn diagram of the ultra-wealthy and people who would actually do that is more or less two distinct circles.