Sentences with phrase «at taxpayer»

In my view, she's simply grabbing headlines and trying to build her own career at taxpayer expense and is being totally unreasonable with us.

If qualified dividends become taxed at the taxpayer's tax rate in 2013 instead of zero to 15 percent now, some individuals may want to rebalance their portfolio to put investments that pay no or lower dividends in their taxable accounts and higher dividend investments in tax - deferred accounts such as 401ks and IRAs.

Each year, the federal government spends billions of dollars on disaster relief to flood victims — all at taxpayer expense.

For many of those injured patients, later treatment will come (if at all) at taxpayer expense through Medicare or other government benefits.

The authors, both bloggers, note that the franking rules were created decades ago to restrict the use of snail mail at taxpayer expense.

Despite the nearly unimaginable sums available to the global warming folks — despite their command of the media, the politicians in their thrall and the carbon profiteers lining up at the taxpayer's trough, Lord Monckton and his allies are winning.

New York City has just started another round of killing hundreds of geese, at taxpayer expense, despite that the cull has so far failed to limit geese population growth or improve air safety.

Currently before Congress, the Senate version of the Energy Bill could authorize the Department of Energy to hand out what the musicians call a «virtual blank check» for funding new nuclear reactors at taxpayer expense.

To qualify, windows must meet ENERGY STAR requirements and be installed at the taxpayer's primary residence.

In December 2000, the total wind energy capacity installed worldwide was just 17,300 MW óachieved with significant government subsidies and incentives at taxpayer expense over the past 20 years.

U.S. homeowners are now buying expensive solar systems, and the U.S. solar industry is going bankrupt, both at taxpayer expense.

Remember, folks, it's all about the Climate Ca $ h and partying (at taxpayer expense) in Bali and Cancun...

Until then, it's a giant experiment at taxpayer's expense.

«It has become painfully obvious over the past few years that ALEC is corporate lobby front group masquerading as a charity — at taxpayer expense,» said Arn Pearson, general counsel at CMD.

I see the waste in the poorer neighbourhoods of our town where people buy poor quality goods (at the taxpayer's expense) and then leave them outside to deteriorate.

So 20 + years of non-stop alarmist propaganda, gatekeeping, consensus - «building»,..., all at taxpayer expense ($ Billions?)

So while the city is spending taxpayer funds to enforce the pit bull ban, which is killing dogs at taxpayer expense, it is also spending a significant amount of money trying to justify keeping the failing ban.

Maybe that \'s why they appeared (at taxpayer expense) at the Best Friends Conference to deny, reject, and attempt to discredit No - Kill.

Smith said the ordinance sanctions a process used successfully in other communities where volunteer groups — not at taxpayer expense — trap feral cats, spay or neuter and vaccinate them, then release them in their original locations after cropping an ear to identify them.

«What does this activity contribute to the almost 117,000 animals euthanized in Virginia's shelters and pounds in 2006, mostly at taxpayer's expense?

Meanwhile, the costs of enforcement, and legal proceedings continue to mount in Denver — all at taxpayer expense — as the city is in the middle of yet another lawsuit and continues to defend its breed ban in site of having never done an audit of the ban to determine its success.

Animal control officers, paid at taxpayer expense, spend many hours trying to educate pet owners about the dangers and cruelty involved in this practice.

Additionally shelters that respond to homeless animals are generally operated by municipalities at taxpayer expense; spay / neuter programs that prevent unwanted litters usually are not; these services are opened by nonprofit organizations one at a time, and due to local costs (rent, etc.), some must charge rates that are out of range for many low - income homes to pay.

It is far from clear that the Wall Street has confidence in the plan, beyond the fact that a trillion dollars to speculate on mortgage securities at taxpayer expense was not immediately rejected.

It seems to me that withdrawals will be taxed at the taxpayer's average rate ONLY if the taxpayer has NO other income.

Assets held for less than 12 months are subject to CGT on the full gain at the taxpayer's individual rate of tax.

Like all IRA investments, gains from gold sold within an IRA are not taxed until cash is distributed to the taxpayer, and distributions are taxed at the taxpayer's marginal tax rate.

Congressmen don't buy their health insurance on an ObamaCare exchange and are given — at taxpayer expense — vastly superior health plans.

Generally, the IRS caps the credit amount at the taxpayer's federal tax liabilities.

This showed up in the financial crisis when certain banks were «too big to fail» and had to be bailed out at the taxpayer's expense.

During this time, we may amend a taxpayer's assessment at the taxpayer's request or at our discretion.

They will look at a taxpayer's compliance history, current financial state, and adherence to department requirements to determine whether to accept an IPA.

«This push to fund private school tuition at taxpayer expense has been relentless despite mounting evidence that these schemes hurt students,» says NEA President Lily Eskelsen García.

You may wonder whether I was shacked up in some Fifth Avenue palazzo at taxpayer expense.

«Vouchers, by any name, are a scheme that strips critical funds from public schools and gives a discount to individuals who can already afford private school, and all at taxpayer expense and with zero accountability,» said Kathy Miller, head of the liberal advocacy group Texas Freedom Network.

9) National: In the latest episode of the Have You Heard podcast, AlterNet education contributor Jennifer Berkshire and co-host Jack Schneider talk to HuffPost education reporter Rebecca Klein about the extreme ideological teachings on offer at taxpayer - funded private religious schools.

Five years later, the legislators issued a corrective in the form of the Old Deluder Satan Law: «It being one chief project of that old deluder, Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures,» the law intoned, «it is therefore ordered... that everie Township [of 100 households or more] in this Jurisdiction» be required to provide a trained teacher and a grammar school, at taxpayer expense.

These companies, which are often owned by or employ the same individuals, collaborate to pad their wallets at taxpayer expense.

Currently, 51 percent of Texas high school graduates require remediation at taxpayer expense upon entering community colleges, and only 19 % of Texas students in the 2000 cohort of 8th graders have in hand any type of postsecondary credential, including college or industry certification, within seven years beyond expected high school graduation.

«We're talking about diminished resources for students in our neighborhood public schools while private voucher schools essentially get a blank check at taxpayer expense with zero accountability.»

It doesn't make sense to start a new program at taxpayer expense (vouchers) when the existing system is hemmoraging.

Chaos at the taxpayer's expense and I notice the taxpayer's alliance aren't shouting too loudly about these either.

The voucher program allows low - income students to attend private school at taxpayer expense if they are in C -, D - or F - rated public school or entering kindergarten.

In fact, the Mayor's refusal to share space comes at taxpayer expense; according to a 2014 law, the city must offer rental assistance when they deny facilities space to charters..

The program allows 1,000 students in the state to attend private, typically religious, schools at taxpayer expense.

A Virginia company leading a national movement to replace classrooms with computers — in which children as young as 5 can learn at home at taxpayer expense — is facing a backlash from critics who are questioning its funding, quality and oversight.

Voucher supporters answer almost every question about the shocking lack of accountability at the taxpayer supported religious schools by saying that parents provide it by choosing the school for their children.

And remember, nearly 70 percent of the families receiving vouchers at taxpayer expense already had their children in private schools, but now, we taxpayers will be helping pay the tab.

First, Mayor Catherine Pugh hires 20 new people at a taxpayer cost of $ 1.6 million («Baltimore Mayor Pugh adds 20 positions as mayor's office continues to expand,» Feb. 28) then encourages city...

Now we learn the local RSC has told Dove Family Trust to hand over its schools to another MAT (presumably at taxpayer expense).