When these corporations and wealthy Americans fail to pay up, who do you imagine is forced to bear the fiscal burdens in their place?

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The illegal lenders have been found to target single parents, drug users and people with mental health problems, who then face threats of violence if they fail to pay up.

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You can work out default expectations by looking at the spreads on speculative bonds and making an assumption about the amount investors will recover from companies that fail to pay up in full.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

It calls on the government to draw up laws to close loopholes and name and shame companies that fail to pay their fair share.

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One is to claw back the subsidy such firms enjoy in their borrowing, both to encourage them to shrink and to pay for the clean-up when they fail.

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It seems that each year, I'm so wrapped up in the too-brief strawberry season that I fail to pay my respects to the too-brief cherry season.

NPR: Cherries on Top

Teachers who fail to measure up to the new demands may find themselves in a different job, or on lower pay.

ECONOMIST: Japan