Sentences with phrase «government against a taxpayer»
In your first few years as a Judge Advocate, you might be fully lititgating a criminal trial (a.k.a court martial), defending the U.S. Government against a taxpayer whose house got damaged by falling aircraft parts, or briefing troops on «shoot / don't shoot rules of engagement» and laws of armed conflict.
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Alberta's premier threatened trade retaliation against British Columbia for standing in the way of the pipeline, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau hinted that he could complete the project with taxpayer money, and BC's premier dug in his heels, recommitting his government to defending the coast from the risk of an oil spill.
If her government had spent the last three years negotiating on aboriginal title with First Nations — rather than spending millions of taxpayers» dollars fighting a losing battle against the Tsilhqot» in — there would today be more opportunity and benefits for First Nations and greater certainty for investors and workers on where and how LNG related pipelines and plants will proceed.
Eliot Spitzer and current executive director of the nonprofit Union Settlement, says prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment claims brought against government employees, as Cuomo has proposed, is probably illegal and also bad policy.
«The federal government has come out pretty strongly against using taxpayer funds, too.
Our candidates and our officials work tirelessly to defend the rights of every taxpayer against the uncontrolled government spending that is weighing down the promise of our great state.
If it is extreme to speak out against a government take - over of our best - in - the - world health care system, 2 / 3rd's of our automobile industry, and subsidization of a high - risk banking and mortgage system at the expense of small businesses and taxpayers, than I fully support the «extremism» of Dr. Nan Hayworth..
The Business Council's Ken Girardin argues against project labor agreements, which he says increase construction costs for taxpayers and unfairly shut out nonunion workers from competition for government contracts.
I've focused during my time in the legislature to deliver mandate relief for local governments that should help local property taxpayers, voting against budgets that contained tax and fee increases, and I still believe there is more to do to get our state back on the right track for ourselves and future generations.»
Cuomo, who is positioning himself for a potential 2020 presidential run, wants to prohibit taxpayer funds being used to settle harassment allegations against individuals, bar secrecy of such settlements, create a uniform sexual harassment policy for all parts of state and local government and create an anonymous whistleblower tip line for individuals to report misconduct.
The other members of the earmark - reform coalition are the watchdog groups Citizens Against Government Waste, Taxpayers for Common Sense and Public Citizen.
He added that Schneiderman has filed more than 100 lawsuits at taxpayer expense against the Trump administration and the federal government while being «totally invisible» when it comes to taking on the Buffalo Billion scandal and other Albany corruption.
When asked about corporate welfare for politically - connected businesses she said that government should «pick the winners», which is nothing short of blatant cronyism and tips the scales against the taxpayer.
For example, Schneiderman's office created a «Taxpayer Protection Bureau» to more diligently root out abuses, fraud, and theft committed against taxpayers whether it be through fraud in government programs, investments, or contracts.
It is why natural - gas extraction — the controversial practice known as fracking — has been virtually free of environmental regulation since 2005, and why government - owned car companies get to use taxpayer money to lobby against stricter fuel - economy standards proposed by the government.
Against the backdrop of government bailouts to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, this news is particularly grim for bail - out weary taxpayers.
Federal judge Mariana Pfaelzer issued a permanent injunction against the vast majority of the people of CA by striking down proposition 187, which stated that illegal immigrants were not eligible for CA taxpayer provided «entitlements» because it interfered with the the right of the federal government to regulate immigration -LRB-!)
In 2014, 55 House Republicans inveighed against a government subsidy which «has not only cost taxpayers billions, but has caused significant price distortions in wholesale electricity markets.»
«The California Tax Law Blog keeps both individual taxpayers and businesses abreast of new developments in IRS tax law enforcement, changes to international bank accounts, cautionary tales of tax evasion and how to defend against aggressive government audits.»
In practice, taxpayers often have difficulty mounting arguments of equitable recoupment against the IRS, although the Government typically has more success in this area.
While it's not unusual for governments or agencies to issue warnings or try to educate the public on what regulators may consider risky investments, Polish financial authorities have taken it a step further, spending taxpayers» money on a smear campaign — trying to sway public opinion against crypto assets by paying social media influencers to attack them.