So without further hedging I am going to go out on a limb and predict Phillips will win, not because he is better, but because in recent years the Idol voting has skewed pro-male, which I think will give him the slightest edge in what would otherwise be a dead heat.

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But even in these cases, generally paying for benefits out of wages is going to be a smarter strategy for employers, and better news for workers as a whole (including those who would have lost full time jobs), than the sad tidings currently on offer from the conventional wisdom.

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