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...that, the way the tax credit is being implemented at times echoes certain practices that may have helped get us into the housing mess. For example, some state housing agencies are allowed to provide second mortgages to buyers who don't have enough money for a down payment so that they might "monetize" the tax credit and get the cash up front. Down-payment assistance is considered by many to have contributed to the crisis because it helped people buy homes they couldn't really afford. Anyone who doesn't understand that it's a bad idea to push people...
...technology like cell-phone payment changed the microlending environment? Daniel Weldon, Portland, Ore. Not yet, but it opens up the door for all kinds of cell-phone-based banking facilities, health-care facilities, marketing facilities. Now you can think of lots of possibilities. The cell-phone [network in Bangladesh] has been laid out, so now it's a question of bringing the programs and content to those things...
...Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel told the European Parliament last week there was no negotiation on the quota issue. But she promised other measures to help the farmers, including enacting special rules on state subsidies so governments can offer them a one-time aid payment...
...specific in the lease. A lease should detail everything from which utilities are included in the rent to whether subletting is allowed to the penalties for late payment. An addendum should document the condition of the house upon rental - a walk-through with your new tenant will underscore that any damage caused will come out of the security deposit. The web site of the Landlord Protection Agency, www.thelpa.com, has sample forms (some for free, some for purchase). Since things like lawn care and house maintenance are typically left to the landlord to handle, you might want to consider hiring...
...miles (420 km) north of Broome in Western Australia. Just the day before, the Australian government announced that in co-operation with Indonesian authorities 1000 potential asylum-seekers were blocked from coming to Australia this year. Those caught were following a familiar passage: a flight to Indonesia, a payment of $10,000-$15,000 to a smuggler and a makeshift place on a fishing boat barely sturdy enough to make the journey...