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Ontario, the industrial heartland of Canada and the home of Detroit North [its Detroit-allied auto industry], used to be considered the nation's growth engine. Now, it's become a have-not province eligible for federal transfer payments - money in part underwritten by oil-rich Newfoundland. It's an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada Faces Its Own Auto Industry Pains | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

Still, in a country where 80% of the population is on the have-not side of the divide, it would be na?ve to assume that everyone feels included in an economic model based on competition for North American tourism and investment dollars. Many locals feel that they can't compete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gringo Justice in Nicaragua | 1/24/2007 | See Source »

Should denying gainful employment to an enterprising have-not make him or her feel more connected to the Harvard community? Limiting someones opportunities, economic or otherwise, ostensibly as a sign of respect, is class condescension writ large.

Author: By S. N. Fierro, | Title: Prohibiting Dormaid Will Not Make A Better Community | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Some of the details of the universal service provision came out later in the day Wednesday when the FCC said the government would subsidize as much as 90 percent of Internet access costs for the nation's schools. More than 110,000 schools and approximately 50 million students...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FCC Approves School Internet Plan | 5/7/1997 | See Source »

It doesn't take Karl Marx to see the sharp division between the "have" and "have-not" teams in the ECAC. The conference's top six teams boast a combined 25-3-6 league record, while the bottom six are 5-27-2 against ECAC competition.

Author: By Dov J. Glickman, | Title: Clarkson On Top Of ECAC | 12/6/1995 | See Source »

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