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    It's impossible to overstate how widespread skimmers are, and how much criminals make by stealing from poor people. Writing for *#Businessweek*, #JessicaFu describes the mad scramble benefits recipients go through every month, standing by ATMs at midnight on the night of the first of every month in hopes of withdrawing the cash they use to pay for their rent and utility bills before it is stolen by a crook who captured their card number with a skimmer:

    bloomberg.com/news/features/20

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  2. 2008, Koch was included in #Businessweek's list of top 50 American givers. Between 2004 and 2008, #Koch gave $246 million, focusing on "#libertarian causes, giving money for #academic and #publicpolicy #research and #socialwelfare."[Yeah right] [49] Koch was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from #GeorgeMasonUniversity in recognition of his financial support "through scholarships, faculty recruitment, and research grants".[50] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_