A person dressed up like the iconic monocled Monopoly mascot was seen sitting in the audience during the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Equifax data breach on Wednesday. You sir win the internet 2day( Monopoly man at the @equifax hearing after @equifax won no bid contract with the IRS to investigate fraud) pic.twitter.com/QkrbDJ96US — Fkn🛂 Moron🇺🇸 (@ALT_uscis) October 4, 2017I definitely want to know more about the plans of this man sitting behind the Equifax CEO in Sen. banking hearing in a monopoly man outfit. They took credit for Pennybags’ appearance and tweeted that the intention behind the mascot’s presence was to say that “forced arbitration gives Equifax a monopoly over our justice system.”We sent the Monopoly man to the #Equifax hearing to send a message: Forced arbitration gives @Equifax a monopoly over our justice system. pic.twitter.com/6pPtqLNPig — Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) October 4, 2017Additionally, Amanda Werner, a campaign manager for Public Citizen, tweeted a photo of herself as the Monopoly man with the following explanation: “The Monopoly Man is here to raise attention to Equifax’s get-out-of-jail-free card, forced arb.”Hello! The Monopoly Man is here to raise attention to Equifax's get-out-of-jail-free card, forced arb.

Source: Huffington Post October 04, 2017 17:09 UTC