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...money at stake, isn't that much better. Firestone's Japanese parent has already taken a $350 million charge to cover the cost of the recall, but that may be just the beginning. In addition, there are the hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars it could potentially owe from lawsuits. The company's stock market value has plunged some $10 billion in the past month...
...thronged with tourists buying opals and boomerangs, and an aesthetic and financial delight to the city fathers, was saved from destruction in the early 1970s only through the intervention of the Builders' Labourers Federation and its members' "green ban" refusal to perform demolition work. The old buildings of Woolloomooloo owe their existence to a similar -but depressingly rare-triumph of the popular will over developers' check books...
...lower, so less money would come out of each paycheck. It's that simple. But Bush does nothing for the millions of poorer people who do not pay taxes because their incomes are so low. Under current tax law, a family of four doesn't owe taxes until it earns $24,900. Bush's plan doesn't try to help them make ends meet...
...friend Lisa to keep a running tally on the fridge of how much you owe for hot dogs, milk and paper towels. (Lisa, the check's in the mail...
...lost his job because he injured his legs and was desperate for help. "A friend told me to go to Sister Ping. I told her my story, and she gave me $2,000. She said 'little brother, take this and pay me back when you can.' I still owe her $1,200, but she never asked for the money." Says Song Lin, a restaurant worker: "She is even better than Robin Hood because he stole from the rich. Sister Ping never stole anything and still helped the poor. She is a good person." Says Ping's younger sister...