Sentences with phrase «as for profit corporations»

One other point I would raise is that I would think many private religous schools would be run as non - profits not as for profit corporations.

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Corporations have reaped profits off the privatization of prisons and prison labor; some prisoners have gotten paid as little as 12 cents an hour, doing work for corporations, like Victoria's Secret Corporations have reaped profits off the privatization of prisons and prison labor; some prisoners have gotten paid as little as 12 cents an hour, doing work for corporations, like Victoria's Secret corporations, like Victoria's Secret and Walmart.

Named after the 13th constitutional amendment, which abolished slavery except as «punishment for crime,» the doc uses archival footage and expert commentary to make the case that slavery hasn't disappeared from the U.S. — it's evolved into our modern system of mass incarceration, one in which many prisons are run by for - profit companies and prisoners can be paid a pittance to work for corporations.

If we think of the corporation (for - profit or otherwise) as an instrument or technology by means of which people seek to achieve their goals, then it becomes clear that the rights (or «rights») of different kinds of corporate persons depend not on what kind of entity they are, but on the the demonstrable goals of the human beings involved.

For five years, I have been highlighting the real dynamic in China - U.S. trade: the stupendous profits being skimmed by U.S. corporations as a result of moving manufacturing to China.

Fidelis Care, a not - for - profit corporation, offers affordable health insurance coverage to New York residents and has over 1.6 million members in the state as of June 30.

Current Ventures: WordPress.org, a nonprofit that makes open - source blogging software; and Automattic, a for - profit company that manages and customizes the WordPress software for clients such as News Corporation and CNN

He serves on the board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, a Crown corporation of the Province of Alberta, as well as the following not - for - profit organizations: President's Circle of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and The Pacific Council on International Policy and its ChinaCorporation, a Crown corporation of the Province of Alberta, as well as the following not - for - profit organizations: President's Circle of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and The Pacific Council on International Policy and its Chinacorporation of the Province of Alberta, as well as the following not - for - profit organizations: President's Circle of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and The Pacific Council on International Policy and its China Committee.

The increased prison terms for Canadian nationals including officers and directors of Canadian corporations, the elimination of territorial jurisdiction test by explicitly providing for a «nationality» test, the increased risk exposure to CFPOA penalties by adding a books and records provision, and the elimination of exceptions and defences such as those for facilitation payments and businesses not earning profits, all point towards continuing vigorous enforcement by the Canadian government of the CFPOA.

Further, after the emergency has passed, these communities are often displaced or left out of rebuilding initiatives as developers and corporations use the destruction as an opening for permanent displacement of the people who live there and launch rebuilding initiatives aimed at turning a profit and privatizing public services.

That's because corporations plan to reward shareholders as profits increase, not raise wages for employees or hire more people.

Other revenues, consisting of net profits from enterprise Crown corporations, revenues from consolidated Crown corporations, revenues from the sale of goods and services, returns on investments, net foreign exchange and miscellaneous revenues, were down $ 118 million -LRB--0.8 %), compared to the October 2017 Update of an increase of 5.3 % for the year as a whole.

Other revenues, consisting of net profits from enterprise Crown corporations, revenues from consolidated Crown corporations, revenues from the sale of goods and services, returns on investments, net foreign exchange and miscellaneous revenues, were up $ 45 million (0.2 %), compared to the FES of an increase of 5.3 % for the year as a whole.

Globally, an increasing number of jurisdictions are recognizing hybrid corporations as distinct legal structures — such corporations combine some benefits of both for - profit and non-profit organizations.

It was created by B Lab, a U.S. not - for - profit organization, to enable corporations to define themselves to consumers and investors as socially and environmentally responsible business entities.

This particular cost cutting strategy impacts consumers as lower taxes for a corporation leads to greater profits which can be used to stabilize consumer prices.

In short, quite apart from whether these owners are, as persons, more virtuous than CEOs of corporations owned by those who purchase stock simply for profit, they are more likely to act in socially constructive ways.

Opponents of this view see for - profit corporations as fundamentally different from, for example, houses of worship.

As Cordell Hull, author of the Revenue Act of 1913, said: «Of course any kind of society or corporation that is not doing business for profit and not acquiring profit would not come within the meaning of the taxing clause.»

To argue that the corporation's defining objective is «enhancing corporate profit and shareholder gain» leads, in his opinion, to unacceptable conclusions: «To say that a corporation's only goal is to make money would be to define the business corporation — for the first time in American or English law as I understand it — as a kind of shark that lives off of the community rather than as an important agency in the construction, maintenance, and transformation of our shared lives.»

How excellently did the Somoza government govern Nicaragua; and if not very excellently, was it perhaps not really engaged in the practice of «government» at all, but rather in the practice of commerce and trade, treating the nation as a single privately owned corporation for the personal profit of the Somoza family and its associates?).

And if only «religious groups» are given protection, we are a long way from full, robust protection for religious conscience, which belongs to everyone who can be a moral agent: individuals, groups, churches, ministries, nonprofit - sector corporations, and for - profit corporations too (as in the case of Hobby Lobby in the HHS mandate controversy).

Rather than give for - profit corporations the same religious protections as non-profit corporations, or other persons guaranteed constitutional protection, it would single for - profit companies out to deny them religious exercise.

Such a view of law would permit for - profit corporations to have the moral culpability of criminal convictions, take moral views on a slew of ethical concerns, and let corporations exercise other constitutional guarantees as persons while inexplicably siphoning off only for - profit corporations from religious protection.

As Mendocino County, Calif.'s first Certified B Corporation, the company made a commitment to use its business for good and not just a profit.

BMG was established as a cooperative in 1927; the not - for - profit corporation was conceived to promote sustainable agriculture in the Oregon area and to help growers be more competitive.

As many journalists and commentators have argued, agreements like the TPP have dubious benefits for citizens of the countries involved.ISDS provisions have been criticised by U.S. Constitutional lawyer Lori Wallach for «empowering corporations to sue governments — outside their domestic court systems — over any action the corporations believe undermines their expected future profits or rights under the pact by reporting breaches, removing online content and even denying access to Internet users».

The Foundation is an IRS 501 (c)(3) organization established in 1981 as a not - for - profit corporation to help benefit Fox Valley Park District residents.

The Cradle reserves the right (a) to transfer the business of Adoption Learning Partners into a separate not - for - profit corporation, of which The Cradle would maintain control; and (b) to admit other not - for - profit corporations as members of such new corporation.

The Foundation was established in 1981 as a not - for - profit corporation to help benefit Fox Valley Park District residents.

It also is seeking legal status as a not - for - profit corporation.

The Fox Valley Park Foundation was established in 1981 as a not - for - profit corporation to help benefit Fox Valley Park District residents.

As a not - for - profit organization, Mayo Clinic is eligible for many matching - gift programs of corporations, foundations and other organizations.

That count alleged he stole approximately $ 560,000 in public and charitable assets while serving as fiscal officer for two related Bronx not - for - profit corporations: Christian Community Benevolent Association, Inc. and Christian Community in Action.

«Farmer» shall mean any person, organization, entity, association, partnership or corporation engaged in the raising of crops, or the raising of livestock or livestock products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law, or the business of agriculture, whether for profit or otherwise, including the cultivation of land, the raising of poultry, fish, or fur - bearing animals, the harvesting of timber or the practice of horticulture, aquaculture, apiculture or viticulture; «Generally accepted agricultural practices» shall mean those practices which are lawful, customary, reasonable, safe and necessary to the industry as they pertain to the practices listed in subdivision a of section 3 of this local law.

While working for Schneiderman, Berhaupt, who is also a former Assembly staffer and Senate counsel, was the strategist behind I - STOP — the real - time database of controlled substance prescriptions as a means to reduce addiction and diversion — and the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013, which reformed and modernized the Not - for - Profit Corporation Law for the first time since the 1970's.

Because dividends are not tax free (as they are in pass through entities once tax on entity level earning has been paid by the owners - which would look politically ugly in a publicly held company context letting people receive millions in dividends and pay not taxes on it), and there is no deduction for dividends paid to the corporation (in most contexts), and there is no tax credit for taxes paid at the corporate level against income tax liability on dividends, the end result is that there is double taxation of corporate profits both when the profits are earned by the corporation and again when they are distributed to shareholders.

What would now be good to see from governments is more explanation to their citizens of how the tax system actually works, so the public can makes up its mind with all the facts, such as that corporation tax is paid on profits and not sales and it is legitimate for a subsidiary to pay for the use of intellectual property owned by another group company.

Chanting slogans like «Profits, not pupils,» «We want money, not textbooks» and «First the banks, then the schools,» a large and spirited group of gaudily dressed faux hedge - funders expressed their enthusiasm for siphoning profits from charter schools on May 4 at a rally in front of the New York City Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal Profits, not pupils,» «We want money, not textbooks» and «First the banks, then the schools,» a large and spirited group of gaudily dressed faux hedge - funders expressed their enthusiasm for siphoning profits from charter schools on May 4 at a rally in front of the New York City Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal profits from charter schools on May 4 at a rally in front of the New York City Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal - Mart.

After her lab chief and mentor and the university filed for a patent on uses of the gene, she demanded to be named as an inventor and eventually sued the University of Chicago, the chief, and two spin - off corporations, seeking due credit and a share of profits.

For example, they indicated that it would be acceptable to use sentences such as: • Acme Corporation believes that its profit margin will soon increase.

The prize is administered by the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation, a not - for - profit corporation dedicated to advancing breakthrough research, celebrating scientists and generating excitement about the pursuit of science as a career.

As a 501c3 not - for - profit corporation, The Plantrician Project serves as a galvanizing force designed to reach physicians and healthcare professionals around the world with multi-faceted initiatives that educate, equip and empower them and their patients, paving the way for a shift to a plant - based dietary lifestylAs a 501c3 not - for - profit corporation, The Plantrician Project serves as a galvanizing force designed to reach physicians and healthcare professionals around the world with multi-faceted initiatives that educate, equip and empower them and their patients, paving the way for a shift to a plant - based dietary lifestylas a galvanizing force designed to reach physicians and healthcare professionals around the world with multi-faceted initiatives that educate, equip and empower them and their patients, paving the way for a shift to a plant - based dietary lifestyle.

As a Christ - centered, for - profit corporation, we will create value for our customers, employees and shareholders.Our aim is to offer the freshest and most compelling biblically - based content to Christians who take seriously their relationship with Christ.

As a Christ - centered, for - profit corporation, we will create value for our customers, employees and shareholders.Our aim is to offer the freshest and most compelling biblically - based content to Christians who take seriously their relationship with Christ.

Most known for his work on The Merrow Report, as well as The MacNeil / Lehrer NewsHour on PBS, in 1995 Merrow established Learning Matters, a not - for - profit corporation that produces television, radio, and Web programs.

Words like «controversial» and «handouts to for - profit corporations» are used as labels by opponents of the reform.

Although not a part of state government, IASB is organized by member school boards as a private not - for - profit corporation under authority granted by Article 23 of The Illinois School Code.

Have offered significant and essential support to the MAC that provides the necessary foundation for the organization to function as an independent, non-partisan, not - for - profit corporation.

The president of the MAC Board, Kathy Dewsbury - White, was appointed to serve as the CEO of the new not - for - profit corporation, MAC, Inc..