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Last Word: Stealing Office Supplies

GHARIB: Finally tonight, if you`ve been wondering who`s been walking off with all the paper clips and pens your office buys, you might want to check the pockets of your younger workers. A new survey shows that one in five workers between the ages of 18 and 24 don`t think it`s stealing to take home office supplies. They consider it just taking things or a fringe benefit. Experts say the younger employees are more apt to take materials because they`re more apt to leave their jobs. So they don`t worry about being fired for theft. And apparently Paul, this isn`t a small problem. It`s believed that employees steal more than $50 billion-- that`s with a "B"-- worth of goods from their employers each year.

KANGAS: What do they call these people, Susie, paper cliptomaniacs?

GHARIB: That`s cute.