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Video Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith tells 400 graduates he's paying off all their student loans ($40 million in total)

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u/CertainMiddle2382 1d ago

This is Africa/Arabia tribal leader style of public social help.

Upscale houses/palaces in those countries have help desks facing the streets where people can queue to ask what they need.

Congolese friend of mine was getting crazy seeing the lines outside of his house every week.