Sentences with phrase «big federal subsidies»

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Small businesses would get a subsidy from the federal government — the more low - wage workers on the payroll, the bigger the subsidy.

Those with 50 or more may face big fines if they don't offer coverage and at least one employee receives a federal subsidy to buy coverage in a state - based marketplace.

It's conceivable that by sending the Obamacare markets into a quasi-death spiral, the policy will significantly drive up the costs to the federal government through bigger subsidies — which is, funnily enough, a good thing for conservatives as far as the Byrd Rule is concerned.

and Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking the federal watchdog agency to research and report on the economic subsidy that too - big - to - fail banks receive as a result of actual or perceived taxpayer support.

Federal «Corporate Welfare» Database Now Online Study: Large Corporations Dominate Federal Subsidy Awards; Banks, Foreign - Owned Energy Firms and Federal Contractors Among the Biggest Recipients

Also at 10 a.m., Sen. Adriano Espaillat will address the damaging consequences that federal subsidies for big box stores like Target have caused for small business owners in East Harlem, and other neighborhoods in Upper Manhattan, East River Plaza at 520 E 117th St., Manhattan.

But, the tobacco farming industry has collapsed in the last decade or two, and a lot of big U.S. farm products are heavily dependent upon federal subsidies, (for much of recent history, 50 % of the income of corn, sugar and cotton farmers came in the form of federal subsidies), in part, because their international competitors are also heavily subsidized.

Undo the monstrous federal farm subsidies paid to Big Agra and reduce all our taxes, and level the farming field (but that's the fight for the next Congress).

The military practically abolished Nigeria's federal system in favour of a unitary, distributive economy in which we all shared proceeds of oil; they created more and more states eroding sub-national economic viability; they nationalized and indigenized banks and declared that government would hold the «commanding heights» of our economy, marginalizing investment and the private sector brought in «big government»; they implemented «Udoji awards» and other elements of oil and FX subsidies that Nigeria battles to overcome today; and the about - to - depart government of Murtala / Obasanjo took the first $ 1billion jumbo loan that set Nigeria on the path to debt peonage!

Yesterday's big news (regarding ObamaCare's subsidies in states with federal exchanges) is that the judiciary actually expects the executive branch to pay attention to the clear language of laws passed by the legislature.

One of the FCC's biggest new policy sticks involves the «Connect America Fund,» through which federal subsidies are given to companies that bring broadband to rural homes and businesses.

That's huge and is, by far, the biggest currently available federal or state subsidy but it will decrease at the end of 2019.

Job training programs intended for the clean economy have also failed to generate big numbers... $ 59 million in state, federal and private money dedicated to green jobs training and apprenticeship has led to only 719 job placements — the equivalent of an $ 82,000 subsidy for each one.»

Another big change was the availability of federal subsidies that instantly reduce the premium you pay for coverage.

The combination of Medicaid expansion, CHIP eligibility and large federal subsidies to bigger families has significantly reduced the cost of young person coverage.