Sentences with phrase «bad public policy»

Of course, subsidies are not by definition bad public policy.

The problem with bad public policy is that it often sounds like good public policy.

Burnam blamed «multiple bad public policy decisions over the decades» for leaving Houston and other areas vulnerable to deadly flooding.

That provision brought blowback from, among others, New York Times columnist David Brooks, who called it the «worst public policy idea of the year,» saying it could reduce a graduate's lifetime earnings if they are prevented for several years from taking a more lucrative job in another state.

It's not just bad public policy, IMHO, but starving something necessary of funds tends to produce bad outcomes, such as making the police distrustful of the courts, and thus to further request to «get tough on crime».

But rather than hold ourselves accountable for the choices that have created this reality, we attribute the lack of young workers with the skills employers need to some innate defect within entire generations of people — and then double down with even more bad public policy.

He said in the letter that partisanship causes bad public policy.

Across Canada, misguided populism is creating bad public policy, preventing the spreading of economic benefits to all citizens By Joseph Quesnel Research Fellow Frontier Centre for Public Policy Misguided moratoriums... Read more»

Asked if he thought Cuomo was issuing the order because of the primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon the Democratic primary for governor, Flanagan said, «Yes, and I still think it's bad public policy regardless.

«This proposed abatement would be really historically bad public policy.

She calls it «extraordinarily bad public policy.»

First, from a policy perspective we maintain our argument that a fully - controlled proportional growth model is optimal for school accountability purposes and that the USDOE's guidelines constitute bad public policy and should be amended.

When it comes to the standardized testing frenzy, here is yet another story of how bad public policy leads to even worse outcomes for the children who attend Connecticut's public schools.

Not only is the Malloy administration's upcoming action bad public policy, it now appears that the Relay Graduate School of Education is violating Connecticut law on two fronts.

«Their intent has been to terminate all of the end - of - course exams, which to me is very bad public policy,» says education consultant John Mockler.

The solution Sinnott has previously sought, catching and killing these cats, is not only bad public policy, but it has repeatedly failed.

Such an approach is a non-starter for NRDC, and is fundamentally bad public policy.

Nothing against Iowa — or ethanol, for that matter — but the RFS illustrates that when you mix energy policy and politics bad public policy can result.

That provision brought blow back from, among others, New York Times columnist David Brooks, who called it the «worst public policy idea of the year,» saying it could reduce a graduate's lifetime earnings if they are prevented for several years from taking a more lucrative job in another state.

Consequently, people will not adhere to an ordinance discouraging the feeding of animals in need, and criminalizing kindness is just bad public policy.

Last summer, an indignant group of 150 Canadian CEOs complained to Ottawa that its approach to wireless competition was bad public policy and harmful to business.

OTTAWA — Jim Balsillie warns that provisions tucked into the Trans - Pacific Partnership could cost Canada hundreds of billions of dollars — and eventually make signing it the worst public policy decision in the country's history.

It is worth noting that the B.C. government's gimmick of limiting the upper - income tax increase to two years, while perhaps making the move more politically palatable for its base, is bad public policy.

It's bad public policy to grant incentives to gay couples.

Dishonest language leads to dishonest politics ¯ which then leads to bad public policy and bad law.

While Brian Endless, Oak Park Youth Baseball & Softball's liaison to the Park District acknowledged that now the group can schedule a full season, he's concerned because in recent years more of the limited field space has been devoted to the district's own programs — a move he called «bad public policy.»

«We are committed... to using every tool in our legal and constitutional toolbox to protect from overreach, bad public policies or backsliding from Washington,» Schneiderman said.

It's ridiculous public policy, it's bad public policy, it circumvents the law, it basically says there's no need for a legislature whatsoever, it's unilateral dictates by an executive, and I think it's just absolutely horrible.»

«What's happening on the East End right now with respect to sex offenders is some of the worst public policy I've ever seen,» he said.

It was bad public policy by the Rowland administration and it's bad public policy now.»

We continue to oppose the Close to Home Initiative as bad public policy and remain vigilant in advocating for continuity of employment for our impacted members;

Donald Trump sets the bar very high, but the award for the worst public policy idea of the year goes to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

«The sales tax exemption for certain yachts and planes is bad public policy.

These loopholes are bad public policy.

Republican Senate Leader John Flanagan said Wednesday that the order was bad public policy and could potentially be illegal because the governor ignored the Legislature.

«Gov. Paterson's action today directing another 11 percent across the board cut in state operations reflects poor management and bad public policy.

It should be clear from their decision to exempt management / confidential employees, including political appointees, from layoffs in a move that reflects bad management and bad public policy.

«It's bad public policy,» said Robert Lowry, deputy director of the New York State Council of School Superintendents.

Ron Deutsch, with the Fiscal Policy Institute, which is partly financed by unions, says while some kids might be helped, overall it's bad public policy.

He says online gambling is «bad public policy» and poses «regulatory, social and public health challenges.»

It's bad public policy,» Flanagan said.

He added, «Using public dollars to fund private schools with no real accountability even when they fail to deliver a sound education to their students is bad public policy.»

The petition called taxing health care benefits «bad public policy» that would force employers to cut back health care benefits to avoid the tax or pass the new tax onto employees.

According to Hassan, «The voucher tax credit is bad public policy for public education in New Hampshire and our taxpayers, diverting millions of dollars in taxpayer money with no accountability or oversight to religious and private schools.»

All of this activity feeds the goal of making it easier to slip this bad public policy into one of several massive «train» bills far removed from public...