Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and model Miranda Kerr have erased over $550 million in medical debt for over 260,000 Californians
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Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and model Miranda Kerr have erased over $550 million in medical debt for over 260,000 Californians
Posted by VerySeriousCarrot
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I know nothing about them, but that’s a very very good thing to do. Quarter of a million people will be positively impacted by this, that’s a ton
Okay, I’ll put away my pitchfork FOR NOW!!!!!
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This seems like a good move. As a Canadian, I find it unfathomable that a person goes in debt with medical costs but that doesn’t render this any less good.
Maybe I’m a cynic but……what’s the catch
The ratio of 260,000 people to $550 MILLION in medical debt is insane??
That’s awesome! Hopefully they both support politicians who are in favor of Medicare for all, and taxing the rich so that way they don’t have to be directly responsible for paying off medical debt in the future – their taxes can help pay for people to get medical care for folks without the threat of debt. š
Yes. More THIS
Evan Spiegel, Snapchatās CEO, was alleged to have said:
āThis app is only for rich people. I donāt want to expand into poor countries like India and Spain.ā
How are we sure theyāre not getting a tax cut out of this? We should never glorify billionaires for the pennies they hand out to the masses while literally killing the planet.
r/OrphanCrushingMachine
As they should!
Wow, very generous and also this shouldnāt have to be a thing
I don’t pretend to know all the ins & outs of Snapchat but my friend interned there. He loved the environment. He specifically thought they took mental health seriously if you worked there.
Using other billionaires tax write off donations for a good cause is pretty sweet .. but you know what would be even cooler?
The taxes we pay to go towards our healthcare instead of a trillion dollar military that keeps our sick and stupid population safe.
Finally
Every insurance CEO belongs in a prison labor camp, no exceptions
Not where I thought that was going when you see “Snapchat CEO and former Victoria’s Secret model” show up in a headline. Good PR for them but it is still a net benefit for folks within the system we live in.
Yay my app that advertises to kids made me enough money to allow me to cancel medical debt for people when medical debt shouldn’t even be a thing.
This gives him a tax break and helps launder his image after all the layoffs they have been doing at Snap.
Stop praising rich people please.
Fine ig I wonāt delete Snapchat even though I havenāt opened it in years š
Damn, now imagine the good that could be done with say… 1.4 trillion dollars.
His net worth is only $1-2 billion, so I wonder how he is able to afford this.
How every rich person doesn’t just walk around doing this shit for fun boggles my mind. Billionaires shouldn’t exist, but if they do, just do shit like this please.
Meanwhile in other places of the world people have free healthcare. Iām not saying this is not awesome, because it is, Iām saying thereās something wrong with society when you basically can go bankrupt if you get sick, while the rich hardly pay any tax.
Wouldn’t have medical debt if we didn’t have billionaires.
Billionaires: take notes!!!!
Thatās great, now about spending an equal amount getting candidates elected who support Medicare for all?
I’m happy with this idea. It’s a good thing to help people with medical debts.
aren’t they spying on us
this is nice but im feeling sus. what did they do in secret that requires this kind of PR??
or is this snapchat trying to be cool again
Guys. Snapchat is such a predatory app, this doesnāt make these good people š¢ this is less than the bare minimum they should be āgiving backā after all BS they allow & support on their app. I get this is a good thing but again, we should demand and except so much more š®āšØš«©š«©š«©š«©
Sucks that there platform is nothing but slop
I am willing to allow celebrities to compete for public favor via the amount of not rich peopleās debt they pay offĀ
Wow thatās amazing! Good on them
Tax billionaires out of existence.
Medical care is a basic human right.
Being a billionaire is a major human blight.
Per video: āIf you happen to receive a letter in the mail, letting you know your medical debt has been forgiven, we want you to know, itās real.ā
Very cool of them, but curious. Were people notified about this beforehand? How are they able to erase a personās medical debt seemingly without them knowing anything about it? Anyone know?
That’s great – however, it shouldn’t be fucking needed.
This is probably only costing them about $5.5 million, or about 0.2% of their net worth.
Source: Medical debt is bought for pennies on the dollar, and Undue says a $10 donation can forgive $1,000 in debt. Forbes estimates Spiegel is worth $2.5 billion.
Did this caption help anybody else with their crossword today
Could you imagine how different the world would look today if the tech Bros decided to be heroes like these two instead of being zeros like they are??
They couldāve used that money to lobby for socialized healthcare.
Had to push those stupid pictures of him in the fuckass Snapchat glasses lower in the search results
Capitalist billionaires deep in PR mode but it benefits the people so Iām here for it. Did you see those janky glasses Snap is launching?
Thatās great and all but does nothing to solve the root problem. It accomplishes nothing in the long term.
Iāve heard Miranda on a few podcasts and she seems like such a sweet, caring, real person. Iām so happy sheās using her money for good. I wish other rich people would rich right.