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November 13, 2012

Occupy-Tied "Rolling Jubilee" Campaign Raises $100,000 to Cancel Debt 
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An offshoot of Occupy Wall Street is holding a telethon this week for
its campaign to purchase the debt of struggling U.S. households.
According to its website, the group Rolling Jubilee.org has already
raised more than $100,000 toward its effort to buy up consumer debt at
random, often for pennies on the dollar, and then cancel it so that
borrowers do not have to re-pay. A sold-out benefit concert is scheduled
for Thursday in New York City.

 

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