If you get a letter in the mail that that looks like this, DON'T THROW IT AWAY!

[demmiblue]

Please tell the servicemembers and veterans in your life: If you get a letter in the mail that that looks like this, DON’T THROW IT AWAY!



These gold-colored envelopes contain letters from an organization called RIP Medical Debt, which buys and forgives the medical debt of those in need.

Our readers have contributed enough money to forgive more than $5 million in debt owed by servicemembers, veterans and their families. Letters telling 730 military families across the country that their bills have been paid off are going out NOW.

Debt bought is forgiven at random, so a military family might get a letter even if they didn’t apply for help. Please help spread the word!

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[SunSeeker]

1. K & R

[blm]

2. Kick

Rec

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. This country is so weird.

[sweetroxie]

4. Occupy Wall St. spinoff did the same thing

[catrose]

5. That was called Rolling Jubilee, wasn't it?

Named for the Biblical principle of forgiving all debt and freeing slaves after seven years.

[forgotmylogin]

6. Poor branding...

"RIP Medical Debt" - I get it that you're putting your debt "to final rest" but it's a little awkward proclaiming "rest in peace" and "medical debt" side by side. It sounds like it's a service to pay off the debt of people who've died...

[Gregory Peccary]

7. Yes poor branding

Sounds like a "Death Benefit", which is quite a strange concept in itself.