Sentences with phrase «about cutting spending»

«The measures I've laid out today aren't about cutting spending just to cut spending.»

What can get frustrating about cutting spending here is the time it takes to really make an impact like finding coupons, perusing the store...

«You can not achieve tax relief in this state without real spending reductions... I'm not talking about freezing spending, I'm talking about cutting spending,» said McKinney's running mate, lieutenant governor candidate David Walker.

We need to think less about raising tax and more about cutting spending.

Governor Christie, we have spoken much about cutting spending, given the $ 19 trillion debt.

Tim Montgomerie: Britain deserved to be downgraded, the British political class simply isn't serious about cutting spending

But GOP leaders want to show that a bill without significant spending cuts can not pass in the House and use the vote to demonstrate that Democrats are not serious about cutting spending.

Tim Montgomerie: Britain deserved to be downgraded, the British political class simply isn't serious about cutting spending - The Times (#)

GOP poll finds support for spending cuts: Resurgent Republic, a conservative non-profit founded by pollster Whit Ayres and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie, released a poll Tuesday showing that voters care about cutting spending even when told it will mean «slashing» important programs.

The government brags about cutting spending and eliminating the deficit, while at the same time arguing that services have not been cut, just «better delivered».

Not exact matches

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the combination of tax increases and spending cuts could trim economic growth this year by about 1.5 percentage points.

If you spread the spending impact over your entire retirement, you would need to cut your spending back by about $ 520 per year in today's dollars.

The Bank of Canada said nothing in public about the possible merits of deficit spending as it twice cut its benchmark interest rate last year to offset the collapse of oil prices.

Namely, investors are concerned about potential policies that could benefit corporations, including tax cuts and higher government spending.

Some women shy away from jobs in fields that require long workweeks, knowing they won't have the time: a 10 percent cut in free time for women reduces their share in high - hour occupations by about 14 percent relative to men, according to the researcher's model.In total, that difference in time spent on at - home labor results in an 11 percentage point gender wage gap, their analysis estimates.

Although P&G said it isn't cutting back on its Facebook spending overall, that was still a rather large wakeup call about the marketability of Facebook's advertising model.

Instead, it's a creature of politics, brought to life by our lack of political courage when it comes to tough decisions about what taxes to raise or what spending to cut, and by how much.

Both identify about $ 1.2 trillion in spending cuts to the day - to - day operating budgets of government agencies, though Reid's proposal also counts an extra $ 1 trillion in savings from winding down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Disney CEO Bob Iger spent much of his time on the earnings call talking about ESPN, and about how he doesn't see much impact from cord cutting for at least the next five years or so — an estimate that at least some analysts think is absurdly optimistic.

He thinks U.S. GDP will expand by 2.25 %, but if all of these massive tax increases and spending cuts happen, then GDP will contract by about 1 %.

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, New Mexico Finance and Administration Secretary Duffy Rodriguez, from left, Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla and Legislative Finance Committee Director David Abbey give testimony to lawmakers about state budget shortfalls in Red River, N.M. New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts.

The defence contractor will cut 4,000 jobs, about 3.5 per cent of its workforce, amid vastly reduced government spending.

A key driver in that movement is normally dovish Governor Lael Brainard, who recently spoke about how aggressive fiscal policy — tax cuts and higher spending — will be economic tailwinds.

Consumer and business sentiment about the economy has risen sharply based on the notion the incoming administration of Republican President - elect Donald Trump and a Republican - controlled Congress would enact big tax cuts and infrastructure spending and loosen regulations, which would boost spending and investments.

For one, federal spending cuts are also likely weighing on state and local government hiring — as about 25 % of their funding comes from Washington.

The savviest startups spent 2016 cutting their burn rates, scaling back overly ambitious growth plans, and bragging about being on track for «profitability in 2018.»

While people using this strategy need to be more disciplined about their spending, cutting back when times are tight and not going quite as wild during up years, the idea ensures you've planned for worst - case scenarios with your floor scenario.

That spending recommendation — entitled «America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again» — would slash $ 5.8 billion, or about 18 %, from the annual outlay for the National Institutes of Health, and it would cut even more sharply from other programs within the Department of Health and Human Services.

I've thought about this topic a lot, and I keep coming back to the same annoying conclusion: lots of families spend all of their income (or more), and when they realize this is a problem, they try to cut back on small luxuries when they should be thinking about housing and car expenses — the elephants in the room.

As talk about the economy has largely focused on tax cuts, the U.S. budget deficit and the potential for trade tariffs, one of the biggest things investors and the general public seem to be missing is the increased spending soon to be pumped into the U.S. economy by the government.

These cuts would be implemented rapidly, with spending in 2019 falling to 17.6 percent of GDP, about 17 percent below baseline levels.

Focusing on what you really care about, whether it is travel, family, or your passions, you can cut wasteful spending and use your money on what you really care about.

Neil Irwin's WaPo piece this AM provides a useful review of the different ways economists and politicians are thinking about the short - term impact of spending cuts on growth and jobs.

O'Neil said he's skeptical about the assumptions that a Trump agenda of increased government spending and tax cuts will be fully enacted and lead to faster growth, higher inflation and bigger budget deficits.

Trump has pledged to reduce personal taxes across the board, cut corporate taxes to 15 percent from 35 percent and spend from about $ 500 billion to $ 1 trillion to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure.

Some economists have raised concerns that recent moves by the Trump administration and Congress to boost economic growth through $ 1.5 trillion in tax cuts and increased government spending could cause the Fed to worry about overheating and inflation.

Questions and criticism have been mounting from multiple fronts about the Harper government's transparency and accountability on its spending decisions and budget cuts.

Total estimated annual income rises to $ 100,322 from $ 88,332 due to three main factors: 1) I increased the rent of my single family house (Rental Property 1) after spending about a month trying to find new tenants after my old tenants decided to cut the lease short by 1.5 months.

The White House budget director came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to sell President Donald Trump's budget, but the administration's allies in the Senate preferred to talk about last year's tax cut rather than the trillion - dollar deficits contained in the new spending plan.

That $ 6 isn't going to get you very far, so start thinking now about the nonessential spending you can cut next year.

About 39 % of respondents said fiscal policy, which has included tax increases and automatic federal spending cuts, was «too restrictive,» while 21 % thought it was «too stimulative.»

As the gross debt - to - GDP ratio steadily rises, should the U.S. worry about its ability to repay debt, cut spending, and raise interest rates?

The report includes facts about lobbying spending that hit $ 2 billion in the last election cycle, and continues unabated, Wall Street executives in the Trump administration and regulatory agencies, tax cut windfalls for the finance industry, and a deregulatory free - for - all.

Be very honest with yourself about where you're spending money, and make decisions on what you can cut.

In addition, a growing number of commentators, including senior representatives of some institutional investors, have expressed concern about the impact of hedge fund activism, and associated increased debt and cuts in capital spending, on long - term corporate health, innovation, job creation and GDP growth.»

In particular, «monetary tightening could trigger a sell - off that would be especially hard on high - growth tech companies, and concerns about global growth could reemerge and force customers to cut spending,» says Vijay Chandar, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Market Strategist.

And that raises questions about his ability to get the pro-business pieces of his agenda enacted (think increased infrastructure spending and cuts in taxes).

«I can't wait for Xero's 1099 features, which I expect will cut the time I spend on this process in half, and give me more time to focus on coaching and advising my clients on their financial health,» said Ean Murphy, owner of Moxie Bookkeeping, in a statement about the new features.

If Congress does nothing at all, no taxes will rise, but spending automatically will be cut by about $ 86 billion.

We would still need major entitlement reform and related health care reforms (among a whole lot else), but the above policies would give Republicans something real to say about the concerns of many Americans who spent the election just hearing about how the Republicans plan to cut marginal tax rates for high earners.