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    What to do if you're offered a buyout

    Consumer Reports News: March 19, 2008 06:06 PM

    News reports that Delta Air Lines plans to offer voluntary buyout packages to some 30,000 employees, more than half its workforce, may have you wondering what you'd do in that situation. Even if you don't work in the beleaguered airline industry, it's not a bad idea to have a "what if?" plan, especially given the current economic climate.

    The Consumer Reports Money Adviser newsletter looked at that question last summer and had this still-timely advice to offer.   


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