So. I read the New York Times' thrilled response to John Oliver's latest "just do it" effort and tried to imagine how Oliver came up with simple way (weep, Mr. President!) of responding to damaging corporate greed.
For his latest trick, Mr. Oliver, the host of the HBO show, formed a company called Central Asset Recovery Professionals — or CARP, named after the bottom-feeding fish — and purchased $14.9 million worth of medical debt for just under $60,000. ...NYT
Well, some of it has to do with competition... with Oprah. But still. He (or maybe the whole thing developed in a staff meeting) just did it. He didn't do what so many of us do. He acted. He succeeded in one-upping Oprah and her car give-away. For $60K he was able to restore some financial security to some nine thousand people. He should get the Nobel economics prize. At least.
