Ep. 1130: Verizon is Robbing the Hood Video

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Ep. 1130: Verizon is Robbing the Hood
Created: 12/14/2009
Video description: Verizon explains their early termination fee reasoning. It turns out they're just trying to help the poor. You see when they charge these outrageous fees, it SAVES poor people money on their phones. At least as long as they don't mind being locked into a contract for years. We also Rage against the Rage Against the Machine number one non-Christmas song.

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