In the end, even if he can survive, he may yet decide it is not worth soldiering on.

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If he did, it would be a big taxing deal worth something to our middle class.

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At that point, the muncher will have to weigh whether he really wants to reschedule the call or if it is worth setting aside his panini.

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If he did that, it would shrink his empire and his net worth considerably.

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But he says BT could make the deal worth its trouble if it's able to control costs.

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He said if it benefited one person out of every 100 brought in, it was was worth it.

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If you have finance skills and plan to volunteer at a soup kitchen, he says, one hour of your time is worth significantly more for the organization if you spend it helping with budgeting rather than doing a manual task like sorting cans.

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