Re: [TV orNotTV] Oliver's apparently record-breaking move

There's been big discussion on reddit about what Oliver did. On Tue, Jun 7, 2016, 9:08 PM Brad Beam wrote: > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Bob Jersey > > *>*In one fell swoop, he forgave nearly 9,000 peoples' debts... but is it > really b

RE: [TV orNotTV] Oliver's apparently record-breaking move

From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Jersey >In one fell swoop, he forgave nearly 9,000 peoples' debts... but is it really >better than when Oprah gave away cars? Debt Collective – whose Rolling Jubilee project was the basis of LWT’s latest co

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oliver's apparently record-breaking move

Whether it was "better" depends on how you look at things. Oprah was probably more spectacular. But Oliver potentially changed many more lives - 9,000 v 276 audience members. And from what I can understand, Oliver didn't leave lots of audience members with large tax bills as a result of winning t

RE: [TV orNotTV] Oliver's apparently record-breaking move

Yep, since it was revealed after it happened that Oprah didn’t really spend anything for the cars. They were donated by the manufacturer for publicity. So if Oliver spent “less than $60,000”, that’s still more than Oprah spent on her giveaway. From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oliver's apparently record-breaking move

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > In one fell swoop, he forgave nearly 9,000 peoples' debts... but is it > really better than when Oprah gave away cars? > > WaPo >