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...students could study in their own language at a Belgian university. Now, with the decline of heavy industry, Wallonia is in a slump while Flanders is one of Europe's richest and most dynamic regions. And many Flemish resent having to subsidize Wallonia's stagnant economy with an annual handout estimated at around $9 billion, or about $3,000 for each Walloon...
...encouraged to exchange an hour of service - sweep, wash the dishes, weed the organic garden - for a meal. Likewise, guests who have money are encouraged to leave a little extra to offset the meals of those who have less to give. "We're a hand up, not a handout," says One World owner Denise Cerreta, who prides herself on the fact that everyone can afford a meal at her caf?...
...Houston six weeks after Katrina and went home to Lakeview. He had his two-story house gutted, sanitized and treated for mold in October. His new lawn was in before Thanksgiving, but all around him were devastated houses. Neighbors said they were waiting for insurance money or a government handout, but mostly, he thinks, "it was just indecision." Intent on saving their subdivision, he and neighbor Al Petrie, 53, decided to form a limited liability company (LLC) to buy up nearby properties to redevelop. By showing that it could be done, says Werling, "we figured we would have the block...
...some pumpkin filling that Jones got from a food pantry around Thanksgiving. He has been looking for a better-paying job during his off-hours but hasn't found one, so he is pinning his hopes on the Justice for Janitors campaign. "I'm not looking for a handout," he says. "But I feel like I'm stuck...
...Labor wants to introduce an income test, denying such families the handout that has proven so versatile and so costly to the Budget's bottom line. Howard sees family payments as an important symbol (and a terrific way to rain money on key groups of voters). The Prime Minister describes Labor's proposal as "the thin edge of the wedge." Future Labor Treasurers, he warns, would define down definitions of "rich" and "wealthy." On the government's own figuring, lowering the eligibility limit to annual incomes under $A125,000 would save "less than $100 million." Each year the FTB system...