The discussion that's being had now, as you know, is how to pay for health care.

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You may not know yet how you're going to pay off the house but at least you can send the kids to school.

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He has not worked out how to do this yet, but he does know who he wants to help pay for it.

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President Susan Decker said co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo didn't know exactly how much more Microsoft was willing to pay when they left a meeting in Seattle on Saturday with Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and a division president, Kevin Johnson.

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They better know who they want and how much they are willing to pay.

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Let everyone know exactly what you want and how much you're willing to pay for it.

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So if, as so often happens, a creditor agrees to wipe your slate clean if you come up with most but not all of the money owed, you have to let the government know how much your debt was reduced by, and pay tax on it.

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And some of you may be wondering how you can pay for college, or you might not know what you want to do with your life yet.

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In Canada and Mexico, compensation committees routinely look at American boardroom pay in deciding what to offer their chief executive: they know how easily a good manager can move across the border for more.

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