Topic: TV - on September 23, 2004 at 12:11:00 PM CEST
Oprah car winners hit with hefty tax
Leave it to Uncle Sam to spoil the party
When Oprah Winfrey gave away 276 cars last week to the audience of her show, images of people laughing, jumping, crying -- some hysterically -- filled the airwaves and the give-away became stuff of legend. Late night talk show hosts and newspaper columnists are still talking about it.
But now some of those eager prize-winners have a choice: Fork over $7,000 or give up the car.
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