Sentences with phrase «backs of the poor»

Euroz has halved its dividend after recording a $ 7.1 million net loss for the 2015 financial year, on the back of poor performance in its investment arm and modest profits in its stockbroking division.

This is as silly as saying the deficit is being balanced on the backs of the poor.

Their party members drive expensive cars and live rich lives on the backs of the poor, just like the so - called «communists» did in the U.S.S.R..

The Jesus who builds monstrous buildings on the backs of the poor.

«We do need to cut the deficit and get our fiscal house in order, but not on the backs of the poor and hungry.

We become rich on the backs of the poor because «God wants us to be wealthy.»

We've actually lost or tied more wars than we've won and our economic prosperity has been on the backs of the poor and disadvantaged.

It is God's money and we are to manage his money and for some reason I don't bel; ieve God would allow or condone us to build our wealth off the backs of the poor.

We get great prices at Walmart off the back of the poor!

How many pastors have been enriched and glorious buildings constructed on the backs of the poor and needy in our communities?

I also think he wouldn't approve of the stinginess of republicans and the way the rich get tax breaks off of the backs of the poor and middle class.

But just one win on the back of some poor shows will not do it for Lennon and co, it's that time in the season where Tottenham will have to prove their worth, currently sitting on 41 points 3 behind Chelsea and 5 behind City, Tottenham must push through the next 3 weeks with maximum points if they want to keep up or join the top 4.

If it was just plain daylight robbery on the back of a poor performance I couldn't celebrate with any enthusiasm.

However even on the back of a poor performance, I still think I'd prefer the Brazilian over Debuchy or Jenkinson right now.

Ramsey knows even on the back of poor performances and a bad form run will still get selected if fit.

Southampton won 1 - 0 when the sides met on the south coast back at the end of November but they travel north on short rest and on the back of that poor home defeat against West Brom.

Brighton are coming into this game on the back of a poor result, having just lost away to relegation rivals West Brom.

Arsenal host Galatasaray in the second game week of the group stages of the Champions league on the back of a poor run of results in which they have won just one out of their last six matches including no wins from their last three games at the Emirates.

On the back of a poor display against Chelsea, Arsenal had a point to prove.

Both teams are coming off the back of poor results on the weekend, with Sunderland losing 2 - 0 at home to Hull City and Manchester City failing to score for the second consecutive game, resulting in a 0 - 0 away draw at Norwich City.

«I don't believe in balancing the budget on the backs of the poorest and nor do you,» he told delegates.

Conservative strategists made the calculation that candour about the difficult spending choices ahead will gain Osborne political kudos and outweighs the risk of reinforcing a reputation for putting the burden of deficit reduction on to the backs of the poor.

Since taking office, Cuomo has allied with the biggest corporate interests in Albany to push through an austerity budget that protects Wall Street and the richest state residents while balancing the budget on the backs of poor and middle class New Yorkers.

«It is wrong and unacceptable to put the full weight of cuts on to the backs of the poorest people in our society.

Supporters of remain like Goldman Sachs, Citibank, Morgan Stanley and all the other big business control freaks and spivs out to enrich themselves on the back of the poor lost.

But what is equally unfair is to place the burden of ending that deficit on the backs of the poorest and lowest paid — we must all play our part, based on our ability to pay.

The Republican governor (who will be depicted by a protestor in a Christie mask) is «awarding» his Democratic counterpart for «ensuring the richest 1 percent will get richer by allowing their fair share tax to expire and balancing the budget on the backs of the poor and working class of New York State,» the flier reads.

Important that we don't build our future on the backs of the poorest

He can make cuts that have to be made but do it fairly and not on the backs of the poor.

«We should not balance budgets on the backs of the poor.

But Osborne rejected his former colleague's charge that the government was balancing the books on the back of the poor.

Bearing signs saying «Don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor» and shouting «Hey hey, ho ho, the funding cuts have got to go,» the roughly 150 demonstrators, largely from New York City, represented progressive activist groups pushing for rent reductions for people with HIV, homeless services, low - income housing, health care and other issues.

On Sunday morning he gave his first interview since resigning and criticised the government's austerity programme for balancing the books on the backs of the poor and vulnerable.

«Instead of balancing his budget on the backs of poor and working New Yorkers, the governor should explore revenue - generating proposals like a millionaire's tax, and other more equitable across - the - board alternatives.»

And I tell you conference this coalition can not reach for success by standing on the backs of the poor.»

Iain Duncan Smith has, for some time, wanted to base the extra # 10billion cuts needed from his budget on changing universal benefits so that the middle classes and higher earners do not receive unjustified handouts (child benefit for higher earners, for example), rather than balance his budget on the backs of the poor and vulnerable.

Upper West Side City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who was among those in attendance, said the mayor has repeatedly balanced the budget on the backs of the poor and middle class, calling for new streams of revenue in place of cuts.

Eldridge, in depicting Gibson as just another cold - hearted Republican bent on balancing the federal budget on the backs of the poor, continues to accuse his opponent of cutting aid to hungry Americans.

Diaz says the budget is «balanced on the backs of the poor».

But the most telling comment of Mike's faulty thinking on national standards was when he asked:» Does Jay oppose voucher programs because they might get hijacked by shady for - profit providers who just want to make money off the backs of poor kids?»

Does Jay oppose voucher programs because they might get hijacked by shady for - profit providers who just want to make money off the backs of poor kids?

«We know on the back of poor Pisa results previously that we've embarked on this programme of educational reform.

Politicians on the political right and left often sell school choice and vouchers on the backs of poor Black and Latino children.

This sounds eerily like the so - called «great schools» the vultures at AF (and AF copy cats) own and control, making money off of the backs of poor, underprivileged, and underserved African - American children and their gullible parents.

«making money off of the backs of poor, underprivileged, and underserved African - American children and their gullible parents.»

The back of the poor kid's hair was already damp with spit from Knotcher's previous attacks.