Sentences with phrase «government wasted taxpayer»

First, the government wastes taxpayer time and money as it pursues initiatives that have little or no hope of succeeding.

Not exact matches

Conservatives — including Jeb Hensarling (R., Texas), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee — say the agency wastes taxpayer money and is an example of corporate welfare and government waste.

Then there's the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's B.C. branch, which is not opposing the HST despite their slogan, which says they are a «citizen's advocacy group dedicated to lower taxes, less waste and accountable government.»

If governments provide subsidies to these companies, they will often end up paying money to a number of companies that would have come (or stayed) in the city anyway, a waste of taxpayer dollars.

This «majority» report, primarily reflecting the views of the Government, is a waste of taxpayers» time and dollars.

He was as startled as anybody else at the way the election went, and it looks to him as if we are in for a lot more government spending and waste of the taxpayer's good money.

The biggest theft and waste of the American taxpayer is your Governments.

«Comptroller DiNapoli has instituted a series of tough reforms, he's protected taxpayers by identifying hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings and waste through improved and expanded audits, all while increasing transparency in government.

My administration will continue to aggressively fight waste, fraud, and abuse wherever they may occur in County government in order to protect taxpayers and send a message to would - be abusers, putting them on notice that they will be found and they will be prosecuted.

To be of the opinion that all government and all that government does is a waste of taxpayer funds is ridiculous.

Being open about how taxpayers» money is spent will push central and local government into rooting out waste and duplication.

«In these tough financial times, the city government needs to ensure we are using taxpayers» money wisely and not wasting it,» said Gioia press secretary Eric Koch.

The $ 10.5 million energy and agricultural waste management project was funded by local, state and federal taxpayer dollars, including about $ 1.5 million that came directly from Cayuga County government's savings accounts.

It is the height of hypocrisy for government ministers to waste taxpayers» money on such vanity purchases.

The work and pensions secretary used an article in the Telegraph paper to mount a sustained attack on the New Labour government's «sorry story of dependency, wasted taxpayers» money and fraud».

Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Jeremy Browne said: «The government's incompetent handling of the asylum system is wasting taxpayers» money, compromising Britain's international reputation and fuelling public mistrust.»

And under a recent consultation document EDF would only have to pay around a fifth of the eventual cost for dealing with waste, leaving the government and the taxpayer facing the liability after the power station shuts down.

The NDC MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the possible recall of Parliament to ratify the 1998 and the 2015 defence cooperation agreements the country signed with the US is the manifestation of a confused government and a waste of taxpayers» money.

Neither private companies, nor individuals, should be deciding the fate of the Government Center - or randomly wasting taxpayer's dollars.

We must send people with fresh ideas and fresh perspectives to state government to objectively address the rampant corruption, stop wasting taxpayer money, and prioritize the programs that our citizens desperately need, like prevention, treatment and recovery funding to address the growing heroin and opioid epidemic.»

It is a win - win situation for politicians and society, and the government elected in May must act on this or face the wrath of taxpayers who are angry at the continued waste of resources.»

WHEREAS, the New York State Combined Ballistic Identification System, which wasted $ 44 million in taxpayer money and resulted in zero convictions, illustrates the propensity of government to waste taxpayer resources when legislation is not properly reviewed; and

This would come in three parts: a contract with the unemployed («we will work with you but you must work with us»); a contract with the most vulnerable («this government and this party doesn't regard caring for the needy as a burden»); and a contract with the taxpayer (money will only go to those who deserve it, and there will be «no more spend and waste»).

During that time he worked to root out waste, fraud and abuse of the taxpayers» dollars while creating a more efficient Comptroller's Office and restoring fiscal stability to Erie County's government.

So were attempts to add an emergency motion on Virgin's challenge for the west coast mainline franchise, and given the fiasco which exploded on Wednesday the CAC missed a golden opportunity to highlight the # 40 million of taxpayers» money wasted by government bungling.

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«As your Comptroller, I have aggressively identified government waste, saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and I will continue to make sure every taxpayer dollar counts.

«In the meanwhile, she disenfranchises voters, intimidates them, ties up government operations and wastes taxpayers» money.»

The suits, ENTIRELY frivolous, represented an even BIGGER waste of taxpayer money than any of the IRS members» COMMONPLACE spending habits (serIously, government agencies spend taxpayer money — that's how the system works).

16 April 2017 Commenting on NUT research which reveals that the Government wasted # 138.5 million of taxpayers» money on 62 free schools, UTCs and studio schools which have either closed, partially closed or failed to open at all, Kevin Courtney, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said:

The government has been accused of wasting taxpayers» money on its flagship free school project after an investigation found more than half of new places were in areas they were «not needed».

The National Taxpayers Union and the NTU Foundation (combined, $ 3.5 million) deal almost exclusively with tax issues, government spending, and government waste, rarely with energy and the environment.

The financial loss resulting from the cancellation is a perfect example of wasted taxpayer investment in good government.

As crucially, the taxpayers» burden for the federal government's inaction on the nuclear waste impasse is getting ever heavier.

It seems many state governments have not yet clarified rules well enough to avoid waste of taxpayers» money.