Sentences with phrase «against tax increases»

As a Republican legislator, Sparaco has voted against tax increases, even as the county's multimillion - dollar deficit swells; he's fought pay raises for county employees; and tried to eliminate the county's Youth Employment program.

Cuomo adds that though he is against tax increases, especially in New York, the burden of the economic troubles the U.S. faces can't be put on the middles class entirely.

Suzio made a pledge against any tax increases and has been highly critical of the Malloy administration, including subsidies for the Jackson Laboratory on the University of Connecticut Health Center campus in Farmington.

«I've made true on my promises to work with Republicans and Democrats alike to fight against tax increases, unfunded mandates and corruption,» he said in the press release.

Doug understands the federal government needs to quit spending so much, will vote against tax increases, and protect key values like the right to vote in private in union elections.»

«That's why I've voted over 175 against tax increases, passed a plan to strip convicted politicians of their pensions, delivered a $ 4 billion middle class tax cut, and fought for an additional $ 20 million in funding for South Shore schools.

He vowed independence, and said he has proven himself by bucking the New York Senate's Republican leadership to vote against tax increases.

«The only way you can do that is, you'd have to have additional tax increases every year, and they're all against tax increases.»

The GOP has made it very clear they are going to take a hard stance against any tax increases.

At 7 a.m., Food and Water Watch, the New York Public Interest Research Group and activists and supporters of the Stop the Cuomo Tax campaign rally in Times Square, Penn Station and Grand Central against tax increase to support nuclear power plants in upstate New York, Grand Central Terminal by # 7 Train, Penn Station, LIRR area, and Times Square by Shuttle and 2 and 3 train tracks, Manhattan.

If the residents vote against the tax increase, Dr. Hamilton says they will have to cut $ 1 million from the budget, which would most likely cut universal pre-K.

Not exact matches

With everything going against them — government inaction, uncertainty over health care, payroll tax increases, sluggish demand — they've found a way to persevere.

HARWOOD: I just want to ask you about that in light of two votes you made recently: one for a partisan tax bill that increased the deficit, the other against a bipartisan spending deal that also increased the deficit.

The tax code should be neutral between these activities, so finding and eliminating areas where it discriminates against labour can both enhance productivity and increase wages.

As the tax plan advanced in Congress, forecasting shops at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and others penciled in a faster pace of Fed rate increases — essentially expecting the Fed would need to lean against the inflationary outcome.

Corporations and the country's wealthiest were enjoying their tax cuts even more, and the Democrats» argument against the new tax law as increasing inequality got lost.

Anyway, what the article takes an awful long time getting around to — after twice saying the question they pose isn't so outlandish or premature and that the recent volatility shows how jittery people are AND pointing out that the tax plan and increased spending «boxed» the economy into a corner against the chance for stimulus in case we have a recession — is this: It's going to be hard on people.

So they will vote for any politician that promise to lower taxes and against any that say we need to increase them.

This time he thinks the Tories can be convinced to make changes, in addition to not increasing the annual contribution limit, like setting a lifetime limit on holdings that would be tax - free and making sure withdrawals count against income - tested programs like old age security and guaranteed income supplement.

-LRB-...) One reading of this extraordinary outcome is that it was a protest against the painful spending cuts, tax increases, and economic reforms that Monti's government implemented as a precondition (albeit an unstated one) for European Central Bank support.

The European Union's competition authorities announced a major tax ruling against Apple's tax dealings with the Irish government on Tuesday, a decision that will likely increase trans - Atlantic tension over how some of the world's largest companies pay taxes on their global operations.

That's a tough sell at a time when public opinion has tilted sharply against cutting taxes on the rich, and when a low unemployment rate and Federal Reserve interest rate increases have eliminated the case for fiscal stimulus.

Those goods include pork and steel pipes as China explores its options to retaliate against proposed U.S. tax increases, though reports say China is open to negotiations to find an agreement more favorable for both sides.

Pete is right that the powerful argument against the 9 -9-9 plan is that it would be a big tax increase for the middle middle - class, those Americans who often didn't go to college and whose lives are becoming increasingly precarious and pathological.

He came out against middle - class tax increases, said he now supported the mid-1990s welfare reform, and he made an effort to seem like an abortion moderate who struggled with the moral complexity of the issue.

For instance, organizations trying to assist Haitian and Salvadoran refugees to avoid repatriation, or organizations urging boycott of banks doing business with South Africa, or organizations counseling young people not to register for the draft, or organizations protesting increased military expenditures, or organizations demonstrating against nuclear power or against mineral exploration in wilderness areas, are all in danger of losing their tax exemptions for violating «public policy.»

Conservatives can be the party that reduces the tax system's bias against working parents, that uses markets to increase the productivity of our enormous health care system, and that transforms our welfare state to make work and family formation a better deal.

Talk - show hosts on the club's flagship radio station are bashing it, and some newspaper columnists are railing against the half - percent sales - tax increase, which could generate up to $ 92.5 million for the facility.

If you make contributions into an ISA after 6 April this tax year they will count against your New ISA limit for 2014/15, but your ISA limit will automatically increase to # 15,00 after the 1st July.

In December of 1972 the vote went against the Park District's referendum to issue $ 2,550,000 in general obligation bonds for park improvement and development including the construction of a fieldhouse at Dryden Park, land acquisition, the construction of a north side maintenance garage, and the construction of an indoor ice rink complex along with increasing the corporate tax rate by.025 %.

«I think the people of Naperville spoke,» said James Jandora, who was a member of the now - defunct CAN - IT, or Citizens Against Naperville Increasing Taxes, which opposed the community center plan.

In a submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's inquiry into the passage of legislation through Parliament, the CIOT proposes: · The Finance Bill Public Bill Committee takes oral evidence from tax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposatax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposatax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposaTax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposatax proposals.

GOP officials hope the district, which includes parts of Yonkers and the Long Island Sound communities, will be receptive to arguments against Democratic advances in the Legislature, which they would link to tax increases.

She also came out against the state's 2 percent cap on increases in local property taxes.

That's considered herasy for Norquist, who has push Republican candidates into signing a hardline pledge against increasing taxes.

Talking of reduction or complete removal of taxes, as Akufo - Addo is promising Ghanaians, I remember how when in 1995 Jerry Rawlings wanted to introduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services into our taxation system to increase the tax net and by that the tax revenue, Nana Akufo - Addo led massive «KUM PR3KOO» demonstrations against government in which some unfortunate demonstrators died, compelling government to withdraw the VAT, barely four months after its introductiTax (VAT) on goods and services into our taxation system to increase the tax net and by that the tax revenue, Nana Akufo - Addo led massive «KUM PR3KOO» demonstrations against government in which some unfortunate demonstrators died, compelling government to withdraw the VAT, barely four months after its introductitax net and by that the tax revenue, Nana Akufo - Addo led massive «KUM PR3KOO» demonstrations against government in which some unfortunate demonstrators died, compelling government to withdraw the VAT, barely four months after its introductitax revenue, Nana Akufo - Addo led massive «KUM PR3KOO» demonstrations against government in which some unfortunate demonstrators died, compelling government to withdraw the VAT, barely four months after its introduction.

The argument is against the prioritisation / lack of balance of the LibDem package which means we have a «fair taxes» proposal increasing relative poverty and inequality at the bottom, while reducing it at the top.

Cuomo last week touted his Democratic Party's brand has one that supports socially liberal policies such as same - sex marriage, but has also been inoculated against Republican charges of being bad for businesses by supporting tax increases.

Working Families Party State Director Bill Lipton on Friday urged against linking an increase in the minimum wage to a tax cut — a proposition Gov. Andrew Cuomo floated to business leaders last week.

«And, while Senate Republicans in New York insist on implementing Trump's tax increases, raising property and income taxes 25 percent, Shelley Meyer will fight against property tax increases and for the people of Westchester.

One of the TV ads from the New York State Teachers Union's Vote COPE that claimed Hanna approved sales tax increases, was declared inaccurate, as were claimes that O'Brien voted against bridge repair funding.

Both Republicans and Democrats have argued against the freeze plan, which would offer homeowners a pre-Election Day check if the municipality in which they live abides by the state's two percent cap on tax increases.

Also, isn't it fun that our new anonymous poster, who I believe used to rage against the «coward» who criticized him, doesn't note that most of the tax «increases» he's talking about only affect the top 1 %, whereas the new Democratic Congress is working to reduce middle class taxes by fixing the AMT so it stops applying to groups other than the uber - wealthy?

«The choice for Republicans is clear: they can keep Richard Hanna, who votes to raise taxes, to extend U.S. debt to economically dangerous levels by voting with Obama, Reid and Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling while bankrupting our nation, or they can choose a commonsense Republican like me who has a proven record of voting to reduce taxes, voting against the implementation of Obamacare in New York, votes against funding an illegal database (including ammunition database) against legal gun owners, voting against increasing our debt ceiling in New York and supports countless initiatives to reduce the burdens of government red tape on individuals and small businesses, including family farms,» Tenney said.

The 56 - year - old Suffolk County Republican added that goes for fees as well, noting that the Senate GOP successfully fought against a number of fee increases proposed by Gov. Cuomo last year and also a push by Mayor de Blasio to raise taxes on millionaires.

Citing stances the Senators have taken detrimental to the cause of working people, the flyers highlight: Protecting a failed tax system that favors the privileged at the expense of working people; increasing the tax on health insurance; siding with big corporations and against teachers and students to pass a Charter School Bill - with no real reform; creating a new Tier V pension; and attacking education by supporting an irresponsible property tax cap.

«Carl has also spoken out against the increases in taxes and spending that have hurt families and cost New York thousands of jobs, echoing a message Senate Republicans have delivered loud and clear.»

In last year's race for Westchester County Executive, republican Rob Astorino's campaign compiled the total number of times that his democratic opponent, George Latimer, voted for tax increase as a member of the Westchester County Board of legislators, which was 46 %, and used it to campaign against him as a «tax and spend democrat.»

David Denenberg (D - Merrick) speaks Sept. 16, 2014, in Seaford against Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's 2015 budget, which includes a property tax increase.

«I've kept my promise to fight for Long Island by voting over 175 times against raising taxes, delivering a $ 20 million increase in aid for South Shore schools, and passed a plan to prevent corrupt pols from receiving taxpayer funded pensions.