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Doing God's Work Pays Well If You're Verizon or Goldman-Sachs

Chuck Warnock

20 Dec 2009

I thought we had heard it all when the chairman of Goldman-Sachs testified that they were "doing God's work." Apparently, that altruistic assertion went so well that Verizon has picked up the refrain.

In a response to the FTC's request for justification for their high fees, Verizon claims their higher early termination fees "help the poor by making it more affordable for them to access the mobile internet," according to Wired.com.

Of course, both companies made billions of dollars this year. Apparently doing God's work pays very well.

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